N-doped carbon quantum dots/TiO2 hybrid composites with enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic activity toward dye wastewater degradation and mechanism insight

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 325, Issue , 2016, Pages 104-110

  Zhang, Jun ^a   Zhang, Xueying ^a   Dong, Shanshan ^a   Zhou, Xian ^a   Dong, Shuangshi ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon quantum dots; NCQDs TiO2; Photocatalytic activity; Visible light irradiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964345844     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.04.012     Document Type: Article

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