Efficient separation of electron-hole pairs in graphene quantum dots by TiO2 heterojunctions for dye degradation

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2405-2413

  Pan, Dengyu ^a   Jiao, Jinkai ^a   Li, Zhen ^a   Guo, Yanting ^a   Feng, Chuanqi ^a   Liu, Yuan ^a   Wang, Liang ^a   Wu, Minghong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene quantum dots; Heterojunctions; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; BINDING ENERGY; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DYES; EXCITONS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; RATE CONSTANTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER ABSORPTION;

ANATASE TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; CONVENTIONAL SENSITIZATION; DECOMPOSITION RATE CONSTANTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; VISIBLE LIGHT EXCITATION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84990935201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00771     Document Type: Article

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