Construction of dual-channel for optimizing Z-scheme photocatalytic system

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 212, Issue , 2017, Pages 80-88

  Zhang, Lulu ^a   Feng, Wenhui ^a   Wang, Bo ^a   Wang, Kaiqiang ^a   Gao, Fan ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Liu, Ping ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dual channel; Facet; Visible light photocatalysis; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE CARRIERS;

DUAL CHANNEL; FACET; MEAN FREE PATH OF ELECTRONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; Z-SCHEME;

LIGHT;

EID: 85018792460     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.04.049     Document Type: Article

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