Enhanced photocatalytic performance in Bi2WO6/SnS heterostructures: Facile synthesis, influencing factors and mechanism of the photocatalytic process

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 466, Issue , 2016, Pages 388-399

  Tang, Rongfeng ^a   Su, Huaifen ^a   Sun, Yuanwei ^a   Zhang, Xianxi ^a   Li, Lei ^a   Liu, Caihua ^a   Zeng, Suyuan ^a   Sun, Dezhi ^a  

^a LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bi2WO6 SnS heterostructures; Narrow band semiconductor coupling; PH dependent; Visible light driven photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RHODIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; PH-DEPENDENT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR COUPLING; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE ION; RHODAMINE B; SCAVENGER; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TIN DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84952673685     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.12.054     Document Type: Article

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