Liquid-exfoliation of layered MoS 2 for enhancing photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst and DFT study

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 389, Issue , 2016, Pages 496-506

  Zhang, Weiping ^a   Xiao, Xinyan ^a   Li, Yang ^a   Zeng, Xingye ^a   Zheng, Lili ^a   Wan, Caixia ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; g C 3 N 4; MoS 2; Photocatalysis; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LIQUIDS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

G-C3N4; LIQUID EXFOLIATIONS; MOS2; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS; TIO2; TIO2 NANO-PARTICLES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84982806346     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.07.154     Document Type: Article

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