AgBr and g-C 3 N 4 co-modified Ag 2 CO 3 photocatalyst: A novel multi-heterostructured photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 391, Issue , 2017, Pages 440-448

  Tang, Hua ^a   Chang, Shufang ^a   Tang, Guogang ^a,b   Liang, Wei ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhenjiang College   (China)

Author keywords

Ag 2 CO 3; AgBr; g C 3 N 4; Multi heterojunction; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; EXCITONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SILVER ALLOYS; SILVER HALIDES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AG2CO3; AGBR; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; G-C3N4; HETEROSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYST; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTICAL PERFORMANCE;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84979578303     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.07.021     Document Type: Article

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