Flower-like N-doped MoS2 for photocatalytic degradation of RhB by visible light irradiation

Nanotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2016, Pages

  Liu, Peitao ^a   Liu, Yonggang ^a   Ye, Weichun ^a   Ma, Ji ^b   Gao, Daqiang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

electron hole pairs; hydroxyl radical; N doped MoS2 nanoflowers; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOFLOWERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REUSABILITY; STABILITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; N-DOPED; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84965028565     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/22/225403     Document Type: Article

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