Core-shell g-C3N4@ZnO composites as photoanodes with double synergistic effects for enhanced visible-light photoelectrocatalytic activities

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 217, Issue , 2017, Pages 169-180

  Wang, Jian ^a   Yang, Zhuang ^a   Gao, Xingxing ^a   Yao, Wenqing ^b   Wei, Weiqin ^b   Chen, Xianjie ^b   Zong, Ruilong ^b   Zhu, Yongfa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIAONING   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; g C3N4; Photoelectrocatalysis; Synergistic effect; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTROOXIDATION; LIGHT; PHENOLS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC OXIDE;

CORE SHELL NANO STRUCTURES; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION OF PHENOLS; G-C3N4; PHOTO-ELECTROCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 85020422117     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.05.034     Document Type: Article

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