Fullerene [C60] modified Cr2-xFexO3 nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 287, Issue , 2016, Pages 359-366

  Song, Ting ^a   Huo, Jingpei ^b   Liao, Tian ^a   Zeng, Jian ^a   Qin, Jiayi ^a   Zeng, Heping ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite; Fullerene; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalytic; Visible light

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FULLERENES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIOUS METALS;

HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; MIGRATION EFFICIENCY; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

LIGHT;

EID: 84948141536     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.11.030     Document Type: Article

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