A comprehensive investigation of tetragonal Gd-doped BiVO 4 with enhanced photocatalytic performance under sun-light

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 364, Issue , 2016, Pages 156-165

  Luo, Yangyang ^a   Tan, Guoqiang ^a   Dong, Guohua ^a   Ren, Huijun ^a   Xia, Ao ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Formation mechanism; Gd doped BiVO 4; Phase transition; Photocatalytic activity; Sun light

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE DEFECTS;

FORMATION MECHANISM; GD DOPED; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; MICROWAVE HYDROTHERMAL METHOD; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS;

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84963804968     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.12.100     Document Type: Article

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