Facile Synthesis of n-type (AgIn)xZn2(1-x)S2/p-type Ag2S Nanocomposite for Visible Light Photocatalytic Reduction to Detoxify Hexavalent Chromium

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 48, 2015, Pages 26941-26951

  Abdullah, Hairus ^a   Kuo, Dong Hau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

(AgIn)xZn2(1 x)S2; Ag2S; hexavalent chromium; nanocomposite; p n nanoheterojunction; solid solution

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DETOXIFICATION; ENERGY GAP; EXCITONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILVER; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; ZINC;

(AGIN)XZN2(1-X)S2; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; POTASSIUM DICHROMATES; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR;

LIGHT;

EID: 84949645889     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09647     Document Type: Article

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