Electrospinning Directly Synthesized Porous TiO2 Nanofibers Modified by Graphitic Carbon Nitride Sheets for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation Activity under Solar Light Irradiation

Langmuir

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2016, Pages 6163-6175

  Adhikari, Surya Prasad ^a   Awasthi, Ganesh Prasad ^a   Kim, Han Joo ^a   Park, Chan Hee ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a,b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CARBON NITRIDE; COMPOSITE FILMS; DYES; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY CONVERSION; NANOFIBERS; NITRIDES; NOZZLES; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SPINNING (FIBERS);

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; WELL-DEFINED MORPHOLOGIES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84975802002     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01085     Document Type: Article

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