Facile fabrication of Bi2S3/SnS2 heterojunction photocatalysts with efficient photocatalytic activity under visible light

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 674, Issue , 2016, Pages 98-108

  Gao, Xiaomin ^a   Huang, Guanbo ^a   Gao, Haihuan ^b   Pan, Cheng ^a   Wang, Huan ^a   Yan, Jing ^a,c   Liu, Yu ^a   Qiu, Haixia ^a,c   Ma, Ning ^a   Gao, Jianping ^a,c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Fourth's Hospital   (China)

^c Chemical Engineering Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Bi2S3 SnS2 heterojunctions; Degradation; Methyl orange; Photocatalysts; Visible light

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CITRUS FRUITS; DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; TIN COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ROOM TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; VISIBLE LIGHT;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84999107904     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.03.031     Document Type: Article

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