BiVO4/TiO2(N2) Nanotubes Heterojunction Photoanode for Highly Efficient Photoelectrocatalytic Applications

Nano-Micro Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Wang, Rui ^a   Bai, Jing ^a   Li, Yunpo ^a   Zeng, Qingyi ^a   Li, Jinhua ^a   Zhou, Baoxue ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

BiVO4; Degradation of dyes; Heterojunction; Photoelectrocatalytic; TiO2(N2) nanotube

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DEGRADATION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

BIVO4; CHARGE TRANSPORTATION; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSE;

YARN;

EID: 84994792056     PISSN: 23116706     EISSN: 21505551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40820-016-0115-3     Document Type: Article

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