Rapid, simple and low-cost fabrication of BiOBr ultrathin nanocrystals with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 359-369

  Yuan, Qiu Li ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Yin, Hao Yong ^a   Nie, Qiu Lin ^a   Wu, Wei Wei ^a  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiOBr; photocatalysis; semiconductor

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOBR; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; LOW COST FABRICATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; ULTRA-THIN; VISIBLE LIGHT INDUCED; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

NANOCRYSTAL; PRALIDOXIME MESILATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84953313700     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2015.1065014     Document Type: Article

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