Size-dependent role of gold in g-C3N4/BiOBr/Au system for photocatalytic CO2 reduction and dye degradation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 157, Issue , 2016, Pages 406-414

  Bai, Yang ^a   Chen, Ting ^a   Wang, Pingquan ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Ye, Liqun ^a,b   Shi, Xian ^a   Bai, Wei ^a,c  

^a SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

BiOBr; g C3N4, noble metal; Surface plasmon resonance; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; IRRADIATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MONOCHROMATORS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONS; PRECIOUS METALS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

BIOBR; DYE DEGRADATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER CENTERS; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; Z-SCHEME;

GOLD;

EID: 84990955094     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.07.001     Document Type: Article

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