Tailoring the Electronic Properties of Graphene Quantum Dots by P Doping and Their Enhanced Performance in Metal-Free Composite Photocatalyst

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 349-358

  Qian, Jiajia ^a   Shen, Chao ^a   Yan, Jing ^a   Xi, Fengna ^a   Dong, Xiaoping ^a   Liu, Jiyang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING ABILITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF GRAPHENE; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HYDROTHERMALLY SYNTHESIZED; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 85040534312     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b08702     Document Type: Article

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