Synthesis of CdS hollow spheres coupled with g-C3N4 as efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts

Nanotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 35, 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Chunyan ^a,b   Lu, Yongfeng ^a   Jiang, Qingqing ^a   Hu, Juncheng ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b Guangxi Science and Technology Normal University ^*  (China)

Author keywords

CdS hollow spheres; g C3N4; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPHERES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; G-C3N4; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HOLLOW SPHERE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84984813485     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/35/355402     Document Type: Article

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