Enhanced photocatalytic activity and anti-photocorrosion of AgI nanostructures by coupling with graphene-analogue boron nitride nanosheets

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 13793-13803

  Choi, Jiha ^a   Reddy, D Amaranatha ^a   Kim, Tae Kyu ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

4 Nitrophenol reduction; AgI; Degradation of Rhodamine B; Facile recycling; Graphene analogues boron nitride

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; GRAPHENE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SILVER HALIDES; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE;

4-NITROPHENOL REDUCTIONS; BORON NITRIDE NANOSHEETS; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INTERFACIAL TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; RHODAMINE B;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84940118204     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.08.062     Document Type: Article

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