Fabrication of novel g-C3N4 nanocrystals decorated Ag3PO4 hybrids: Enhanced charge separation and excellent visible-light driven photocatalytic activity

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 339, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-21

  Sun, Meng ^a,b   Zeng, Qi ^a   Zhao, Xia ^a   Shao, Yu ^b   Ji, Pengge ^a   Wang, Changqian ^b   Yan, Tao ^a   Du, Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

^b FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; g C3N4 Ag3PO4; Organic pollutant; Photocatalyst; Visible light

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEGRADATION; LIGHT; NANOCRYSTALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; G-C3N4/AG3PO4; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; VISIBLE LIGHT;

SILVER;

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AMMONIA; CARBON; GRAPHITE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NANOCRYSTAL; OXALIC ACID; PHENOL; PHOSPHATE; SILVER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEPARATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FACILE METHOD; LIGHT; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85020432383     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.06.003     Document Type: Article

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