Bismuth-based photocatalytic semiconductors: Introduction, challenges and possible approaches

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

Volumn 423, Issue , 2016, Pages 533-549

  Meng, Xiangchao ^a   Zhang, Zisheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bismuth; Environmental; Photocatalysis; Visible light responsive; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; DECAY (ORGANIC); ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; METALS; MOS DEVICES; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; VISIBLE LIGHT RESPONSIVE; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSE; WATER SPLITTING;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84978955320     PISSN: 13811169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.07.030     Document Type: Review

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