Synthesis of flower-like CuS/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composites with significantly enhanced photocatalytic performance

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 695, Issue , 2017, Pages 1778-1785

  Hu, Xiao Sai ^a   Shen, Yong ^a   Zhang, Ya Ting ^a   Zhang, Hui Fang ^a   Xu, Li Hui ^a   Xing, Ya Jun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

CuS RGO; One step; Photocatalytic performance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; GRAPHENE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; ONE-STEP; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85014014832     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.008     Document Type: Article

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