Facile synthesis of novel CaFe2O4/g-C3N4 nanocomposites for degradation of methylene blue under visible-light irradiation

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 480, Issue , 2016, Pages 126-136

  Vadivel, S ^a   Maruthamani, D ^b   Habibi Yangjeh, A ^c   Paul, Bappi ^d   Dhar, Siddhartha Sankar ^d   Selvam, Kaliyamoorthy ^e  

^a NGM COLLEGE   (India)

^b PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SILCHAR   (India)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CaFe2O4 g C3N4; Heterojunction; Photodegradation; Semiconductor; Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CAFE2O4/G-C3N4; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE ANALYSIS OF X-RAYS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC/INORGANIC NANO-COMPOSITE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CALCIUM FERRITE; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITE; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE ANALYSIS OF X RAY; FACILE SYNTHESIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84978151466     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.07.012     Document Type: Article

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