Synthesis and characterization of Cu 2 O-modified Bi 2 O 3 nanospheres with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 357, Issue , 2015, Pages 1072-1079

  Luo, Yidan ^a   Huang, Qingqing ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Dong, Lihui ^a   Fan, Minguang ^a   Zhang, Feiyue ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bi 2 O 3; Cu 2 O; Nanospheres; Photocatalysis; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; COPPER OXIDES; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOSPHERES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BI2O3; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; CU2O; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; UV-VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84949894934     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.09.126     Document Type: Article

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