Synthesis of core-shell ZnO/oxygen doped g-C3N4 visible light driven photocatalyst via hydrothermal method

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 708, Issue , 2017, Pages 853-861

  Xing, Zheng ^a   Chen, Yanfeng ^a   Liu, Cuiyin ^a   Yang, Jingwen ^a   Xu, Jiajie ^a   Situ, Yue ^a,b   Huang, Hong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Core shell; g C3N4; Heterojunction; Oxygen doped; Photocatalysis; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; NANOSHEETS; OXIDATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PEROXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CORE SHELL; CORE-SHELL HETEROJUNCTIONS; DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; G-C3N4; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; OXYGEN-DOPED; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 85015016219     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.295     Document Type: Article

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