Enhancement of photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic activity of Ag modified Mpg-C 3 N 4 composites

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 391, Issue , 2017, Pages 423-431

  He, Qiuchen ^a   Zhou, Feng ^a   Zhan, Su ^a   Yang, Yifan ^a   Liu, Yujun ^a   Tian, Yu ^a   Huang, Naibao ^a  

^a DALIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Mesoporous g C 3 N 4; Oxygen reductive reaction; Photocatalysts; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE REACTIONS;

ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; FIRST PRINCIPLES; LIMIT CURRENT DENSITY; MESOPOROUS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE EFFECTS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84994246450     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.07.005     Document Type: Article

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