A direct Z-scheme g-C3N4/SnS2 photocatalyst with superior visible-light CO2 reduction performance

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue , 2017, Pages 532-541

  Di, Tingmin ^a   Zhu, Bicheng ^a   Cheng, Bei ^a   Yu, Jiaguo ^a,b   Xu, Jingsan ^c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct Z scheme; g C3N4; Internal electric field; Photocatalytic CO2 reduction; SnS2

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY POLICY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLOBAL WARMING; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

DIRECT Z-SCHEME; G-C3N4; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSTS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 85022017726     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.06.006     Document Type: Article

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