Facile fabrication of novel SiO 2 /g-C 3 N 4 core-shell nanosphere photocatalysts with enhanced visible light activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 357, Issue , 2015, Pages 346-355

  Lin, Bo ^a   Xue, Chao ^a   Yan, Xiaoqing ^a   Yang, Guidong ^a   Yang, Guang ^a   Yang, Bolun ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; g C 3 N 4; Photocatalysis; SiO 2 nanosphere; Visible light

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DURABILITY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICA;

BET SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; CORE SHELL NANO STRUCTURES; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; G-C3N4; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84948762066     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.09.041     Document Type: Article

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