A simple process to prepare few-layer g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic activities

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 358, Issue , 2015, Pages 246-251

  Ma, Yongning ^a   Liu, Enzhou ^a   Hu, Xiaoyun ^a   Tang, Chunni ^a   Wan, Jun ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Fan, Jun ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride; Chemical exfoliation; Layer materials; Nanosheets; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON NITRIDE; DEGRADATION; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHEMICAL EXFOLIATIONS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; LAYER MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84940704603     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.174     Document Type: Conference Paper

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