The preparation of Cu2O@Au yolk/shell structures for efficient photocatalytic activity with a self-generated acid etching method

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 1781-1790

  Chen, Rui ^a   Lu, Juan ^a   Liu, Shengnan ^a   Zheng, Min ^a   Wang, Zuoshan ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETCHING; GOLD; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AU NANOPARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES;

COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 85029769041     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-017-1614-4     Document Type: Article

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