A novel photocatalyst AgBr/ZnO/RGO with high visible light photocatalytic activity

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 4406-4412

  Wang, Huihu ^a   Peng, Daluo ^a   Chen, Tao ^a   Chang, Ying ^a   Dong, Shijie ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

AgBr; D. ZnO; Photocatalytic activity; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; COMPLEXATION; GRAPHENE; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILVER HALIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

AGBR; ELECTRON TRANSFER MEDIATORS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO;

SILVER ALLOYS;

EID: 84949680379     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.11.124     Document Type: Article

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