The decisive effect of interface states on the photocatalytic activity of the silver(I) oxide/titanium dioxide heterojunction

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 492, Issue , 2017, Pages 167-175

  Lei, Yanqiang ^a   Lu, Xiaoqing ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Interface states; Nanoheterojunction; Photocatalytic activity; Potential barrier

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SILVER OXIDES; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NANOHETEROJUNCTION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT;

INTERFACE STATES;

METHYLENE BLUE; OXIDE; SILVER; SILVER OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85008883767     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.01.001     Document Type: Article

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