Enhanced photocatalytic activity of direct Z-scheme Bi2O3/g-C3N4 composites via facile one-step fabrication

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1391-1400

  Liu, Shuilian ^a   Chen, Jianlin ^a   Xu, Difa ^b   Zhang, Xiangchao ^b   Shen, Mengyao ^b  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

catalytic; environmentally protective; sBi

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH; COMPLEXATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

APPARENT RATE CONSTANT; CALCINATION METHOD; CATALYTIC; ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTIVE; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; METHYLENE BLUE DEGRADATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85045153691     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2018.67     Document Type: Article

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