Fabrication and efficient visible light photocatalytic properties of novel zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn2S4) – graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)/bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) nanorod-based ternary nanocomposites with enhanced charge separation via Z-scheme transfer

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 482, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-72

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a   Natarajan, Thillai Sivakumar ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BiVO4; g C3N4; Photocatalysis; Ternary nanocomposite; Visible light; Z scheme transfer; ZnIn2S4

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AZO DYES; BINS; CARBON; CHARGE CARRIERS; DYES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; INDIUM SULFIDE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REUSABILITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIVO4; G-C3N4; TERNARY NANOCOMPOSITES; VISIBLE LIGHT; Z-SCHEME TRANSFER; ZNIN2S4;

LIGHT;

BISMUTH; CARBON; CONGO RED; INDIUM; METRONIDAZOLE; NANOROD; SULFIDE; VANADIC ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; FLOWER; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MARIGOLD; NANOFABRICATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84979950298     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.07.062     Document Type: Article

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