Construction of g-C 3 N 4 /Al 2 O 3 hybrids via in-situ acidification and exfoliation with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 394, Issue , 2017, Pages 340-350

  Wang, Xiao jing ^a,b   Liu, Chao ^c   Li, Xu li ^a   Li, Fa tang ^a   Li, Yu pei ^a   Zhao, Jun ^a,b   Liu, Rui hong ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HEBEI GEO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidified melamine; Amorphous Al 2 O 3; Heterojunction; Photocatalytic degradation; Ultrathin g C 3 N 4 nanosheets

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMERIZATION;

EFFECTIVE ELECTRONS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; THERMAL POLYMERIZATIONS; ULTRA-THIN; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84994048422     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.10.081     Document Type: Article

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