Hybrid heterostructures based on hematite and highly hydrophilic carbon dots with photocatalytic activity

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 204-212

  Araújo, Tiago Cabral ^a   Oliveira, Henrique dos S ^b   Teles, José Joaquim Sá ^a   Fabris, Jose Domingos ^a   Oliveira, Luiz C A ^b   de Mesquita, João Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon dots; Hematite; Hybrid heterostructures; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEMATITE; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYDROPHILICITY; LIGHT; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

CARBON DOTS; ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROPHILIC CARBONS; INDIGO CARMINE DYES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE; VOLTAMMETRIC MEASUREMENTS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84942543821     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.09.036     Document Type: Article

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