A facile solvothermal approach of novel Bi 2 S 3 /TiO 2 /RGO composites with excellent visible light degradation activity for methylene blue

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 396, Issue , 2017, Pages 58-66

  Liu, Ya ^a   Shi, Yidan ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Li, Hexing ^b  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bismuth sulfide; Graphene; Photocatalytic degradation; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BISMUTH SULFIDE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FACILE SOLVOTHERMAL APPROACH; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84995577616     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.11.028     Document Type: Article

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