Bi2O3 nanoparticles incorporated porous TiO2 films as an effective p-n junction with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1339-1349

  Wei, Na ^a   Cui, Hongzhi ^a   Wang, Canming ^a   Zhang, Guosong ^a   Song, Qiang ^a   Sun, Wenxia ^a   Song, Xiaojie ^a   Sun, Mingyuan ^a   Tian, Jian ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bi2O3; p n junction; photocatalysis; TiO2 film

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; P-N HETEROJUNCTIONS; P-N JUNCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 85010796713     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.14667     Document Type: Article

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