Decoration of Au nanoparticles onto BiOCl sheets for enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible irradiation for the degradation of RhB dye

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 853-871

  Kang, Suhee ^a   Pawar, Rajendra C ^a   Lee, Caroline Sunyong ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticles; Bismuth oxychloride; exposed facets; photocatalysis; surface plasmon resonance effect

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOT ELECTRONS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASMONS; POLLUTION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AU NANOPARTICLE; BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE; DEGRADATION OF POLLUTANTS; EXPOSED FACETS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE EFFECTS; TEM (TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY); VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

GOLD;

BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NANOSHEET; RHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IRRADIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NANOFABRICATION; OPTICAL ADSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT IRRADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84966863410     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2016.1174891     Document Type: Article

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