A three-dimensional BiOBr/RGO heterostructural aerogel with enhanced and selective photocatalytic properties under visible light

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 396, Issue , 2017, Pages 1775-1782

  Yu, Xue ^a   Shi, Junjie ^b   Feng, Lijuan ^a   Li, Chunhu ^a   Wang, Liang ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

BiOBr; Photocatalysis pollutant remediation; RGO aerogel; Visible light

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; AZO DYES; BIODEGRADATION; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

BIOBR; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC BEHAVIORS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85006833262     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.11.219     Document Type: Article

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