Simultaneously promoting charge separation and photoabsorption of BiOX (X = Cl, Br) for efficient visible-light photocatalysis and photosensitization by compositing low-cost biochar

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 386, Issue , 2016, Pages 285-295

  Li, Min ^a   Huang, Hongwei ^a   Yu, Shixin ^a   Tian, Na ^a   Dong, Fan ^b   Du, Xin ^c   Zhang, Yihe ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

BiOBr; Biochar; BiOCl; Photocatalysis; Photosensitization

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEPARATION;

BIO CHARS; BIOBR; BIOCL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84975073315     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.05.171     Document Type: Article

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