Fabrication of g-C3N4/TiO2 hierarchical spheres with reactive {001} TiO2 crystal facets and its visible-light photocatalytic activity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 3877-3887

  Ma, Jian ^a   Tan, Xin ^c   Yu, Tao ^a,b   Li, Xiangli ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SynBio Research Platform   (China)

^c TIBET UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetone degradation; Carbon nitride; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CARBON NITRIDE; LIGHT; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS; TITANIUM NITRIDE;

CATALYTIC PROCESS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; INTERFACIAL CONNECTIONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84955291754     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.12.191     Document Type: Article

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