A facile approach for the tunable fabrication of BiOBr photocatalysts with high activity and stability

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 355, Issue , 2015, Pages 1075-1082

  Li, Rui ^a   Gao, Xiaoya ^a   Fan, Caimei ^a   Zhang, Xiaochao ^a   Wang, Yawen ^a   Wang, Yunfang ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alcoholysis; BiOBr photocatalysts; Crystalline facets orientation; Hydrolysis; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLVENTS;

ALCOHOLYSIS; CONTROLLABLE MORPHOLOGY; CRYSTALLINE FACETS; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; FLOWER-LIKE MORPHOLOGIES; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84944319400     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.07.216     Document Type: Article

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