Ultrasound-assisted growth of Zn0.2Cd0.8S nanoparticles on mesoporous P-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for superior photocatalytic activities

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 690, Issue , 2017, Pages 503-511

  Chen, Wei ^a   Huang, Ting ^a   Liu, Tian Yu ^a   Duan, Guo Rong ^a   Yang, Xu Jie ^a   Liu, Xiao Heng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen evolution; P C3N4; Photo reduction; Zn0.2Cd0.8S

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; ULTRASONICS;

GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTO REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; SELECTIVE REDUCTION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

ZINC;

EID: 84983544039     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.08.155     Document Type: Article

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