Novel Lu-doped Bi2WO6 nanosheets: Synthesis, growth mechanisms and enhanced photocatalytic activity under UV-light irradiation

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 8552-8558

  Ait Ahsaine, H ^a   Ezahri, M ^a   Benlhachemi, A ^a   Bakiz, B ^a   Villain, S ^b   Guinneton, F ^b   Gavarri, J R ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Bismuth tungstate; Lutetium doping; Nanosheets; Nanostructures; Photocatalytic activity; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; LUTETIUM; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BISMUTH TUNGSTATES; CHARACTERISTIC ABSORPTION; COPRECIPITATION METHOD; ORTHORHOMBIC STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; UV-VISIBLE SPECTROMETRY;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84961880674     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.02.082     Document Type: Article

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