Simultaneous synthesis-immobilization of Ag nanoparticles functionalized 2D g-C3N4nanosheets with improved photocatalytic activity

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 691, Issue , 2017, Pages 763-771

  Jin, Jie ^a   Liang, Qian ^a   Ding, Chaoying ^a   Li, Zhongyu ^a,b   Xu, Song ^a  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENYANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Ag g C3N4 NS composites; g C3N4nanosheets (g C3N4 NS); Photocatalytic activity; Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AG NANOPARTICLE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; G-C3N4NANOSHEETS (G-C3N4-NS); LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

SILVER;

EID: 84986918060     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.08.302     Document Type: Article

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