In situ synthesis of tetrahedron-shaped hollow porous Ag@AgBr plasmonic photocatalysts with highly efficient visible-light performance by a template-assisted method

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 420, Issue , 2017, Pages 361-370

  Pang, Youyong ^a   Song, Lingjun ^a   Chen, Changfeng ^a   Ge, Lei ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Ag@AgBr plasmonic photocatalysts; Hollow structure; In situ synthesis; Porous structure; Tetrahedron shaped

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GEOMETRY; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SILVER; SILVER HALIDES;

HOLLOW STRUCTURE; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; PLASMONIC PHOTOCATALYSTS; POROUS STRUCTURES; TETRAHEDRON-SHAPED;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85019888204     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.05.118     Document Type: Article

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