Carbon vacancy-induced enhancement of the visible light-driven photocatalytic oxidation of NO over g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 430, Issue , 2018, Pages 380-389

  Li, Yuhan ^a,b   Ho, Wingkei ^a   Lv, Kangle ^b   Zhu, Bicheng ^c   Lee, Shun Cheng ^d  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon vacancy; CO 2; g C 3 N 4; NO oxidation; Thermal etching

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; LIGHT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

CARBON VACANCY; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCES (EPR); G-C3N4; NO OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; THERMAL ETCHING; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85020904576     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.06.054     Document Type: Article

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