Decoration of TiO 2 nanotube arrays by graphitic-C 3 N 4 quantum dots with improved photoelectrocatalytic performance

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 394, Issue , 2017, Pages 479-487

  Sun, Bo ^a   Lu, Na ^a   Su, Yan ^a   Yu, Hongtao ^a   Meng, Xiangyu ^a   Gao, Zhanming ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge separation; g C 3 N 4 quantum dots; Optical absorption; Photoelectrocatalytic performance; TiO 2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; PHENOLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; DEGRADATION OF PHENOLS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PHENOL DEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84994378222     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.10.121     Document Type: Article

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