Constructing Bi24O31Cl10/BiOCl heterojunction via a simple thermal annealing route for achieving enhanced photocatalytic activity and selectivity

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Liu, Xiaoyan ^a   Su, Yiguo ^a   Zhao, Qihang ^a   Du, Chunfang ^a   Liu, Zhiliang ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84975702066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep28689     Document Type: Article

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