Influence of annealing temperature on physical properties and photocatalytic ability of g-C3N4 nanosheets synthesized through urea polymerization in Ar atmosphere

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 532, Issue , 2018, Pages 48-53

  Mai Oanh, Le Thi ^a   Hang, Lam Thi ^a,b   Lai, Ngoc Diep ^c   Phuong, Nguyen Thi ^a   Thang, Dao Viet ^d   Hung, Nguyen Manh ^d   Danh Bich, Do ^a   Minh, Nguyen Van ^a  

^a HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Viet Nam)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d HANOI UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Band gap energy; G C3N4; Heptazine; Photocatalytic; Preparation temperature

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ENERGY GAP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLISM; NANOSHEETS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PORE SIZE; PROCESSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; UREA; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BAND GAP ENERGY; G-C3N4; HEPTAZINE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PREPARATION TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85019374401     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2017.05.026     Document Type: Article

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