Influence of interface combination of RGO-photosensitized SnO 2 @RGO core-shell structures on their photocatalytic performance

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 391, Issue , 2017, Pages 627-634

  Shen, Hao ^a   Zhao, Xiaoru ^a   Duan, Libing ^a   Liu, Ruidi ^a   Wu, Hongjing ^a   Hou, Tian ^a   Jiang, Xianwu ^a   Gao, Haodi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Interface combination; Photocatalytic performance; SnO 2

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION RATE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SNO2;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84994297172     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.06.031     Document Type: Article

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