Ternary ZnO/AgBr/Ag2CrO4 nanocomposites with tandem n-n heterojunctions as novel visible-light-driven photocatalysts with excellent activity

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 14383-14393

  Pirhashemi, Mahsa ^a   Habibi Yangjeh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Photocatalyst; Tandem n n heterojunctions; Visible light driven; ZnO AgBr Ag2CrO4

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITRATES; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE; ZINC OXIDE;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; N-N HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN; ZNO;

LIGHT;

EID: 84954119238     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.07.072     Document Type: Article

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