Reduced graphene oxide coupled magnetic CuFe2O4-TiO2 nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity for methylene blue degradation

Jiegou Huaxue

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 472-480

  Yu, You Yi ^a   Zhang, Heng Qiang ^b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

CuFe2O4 TiO2; Graphene; Magnetic; Photocatalysts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963544091     PISSN: 02545861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2011-1041     Document Type: Article

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