Self-assembly synthesis of LaPO4 hierarchical hollow spheres with enhanced photocatalytic CO2-reduction performance

Nano Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 534-545

  Pan, Bao ^a   Zhou, Yangen ^a   Su, Wenyue ^a   Wang, Xuxu ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 reduction; hierarchical hollow spheres; LaPO4; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SPHERES;

CO2 REDUCTION; HIERARCHICAL HOLLOW SPHERES; LAPO4; MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SELF-ASSEMBLY SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85001610252     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1311-7     Document Type: Article

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