A nanosheet-like Α-Bi2O3/g-C3N4 heterostructure modified by plasmonic metallic Bi and oxygen vacancies with high photodegradation activity of organic pollutants

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 193, Issue , 2018, Pages 232-241

  Chen, Dongdong ^a   Wu, Shuxing ^a   Fang, Jianzhang ^a,b   Lu, Shaoyou ^c   Zhou, GuangYing ^a,b   Feng, Weihua ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Chen, Yi ^a   Fang, ZhanQiang ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangdong Technology Research Center for Ecological Management and Remediation of Urban Water System   (China)

^c SHENZHEN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bi Bi2O3 g C3N4; g C3N4 nanosheets; Metallic Bi; Oxygen vacancy; Photocatalysis; Surface plasmonic resonance

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSHEETS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASMONS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; VACANCIES;

HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTODEGRADATION ACTIVITY; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SURFACE OXYGEN VACANCIES; SURFACE PLASMONIC RESONANCES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 85034608541     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.11.011     Document Type: Article

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