Mediation of valence band maximum of BiOI by Cl incorporation for improved oxidation power in photocatalysis

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 55, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 4969-4978

  Tian, Fan ^a   Zhao, Huiping ^a   Dai, Zan ^a   Cheng, Gang ^a   Chen, Rong ^a  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; HYBRID MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RIETVELD REFINEMENT;

PHOTOCATALYSIS DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; VALENCE-BAND MAXIMUMS; XRD RIETVELD REFINEMENTS;

VALENCE BANDS;

EID: 84969179660     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00847     Document Type: Article

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