Z-Scheme NiTiO3/g-C3N4 Heterojunctions with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Performances under Visible LED Light Irradiation

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 9, Issue 47, 2017, Pages 41120-41125

  Huang, Zhenyu ^a   Zeng, Xiaoqiao ^b   Li, Kai ^a   Gao, Shanmin ^a   Wang, Qingyao ^a   Lu, Jun ^b  

^a LUDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

NiTiO3 g C3N4; photocatalytic; photoelectrochemical; visible LED light; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

LED LIGHTS; NITIO3/G-C3N4; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; Z-SCHEME;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 85036452831     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b12386     Document Type: Article

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