The Improvement of Coralline-Like ZnGa2O4 by Cocatalysts for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Preparation of the Photocatalyst
3.2. Characterizations of the Photocatalyst
3.3. Calculations of Band Structure
3.4. Photocatalytic Degradation Performance Measurements
3.5. Cocatalysts
3.6. Reactive Species Scavenging
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, J.; Sun, X.; Yang, W.; Zhu, M.; Shi, J. The Improvement of Coralline-Like ZnGa2O4 by Cocatalysts for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B. Catalysts 2020, 10, 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020221
Yang J, Sun X, Yang W, Zhu M, Shi J. The Improvement of Coralline-Like ZnGa2O4 by Cocatalysts for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B. Catalysts. 2020; 10(2):221. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020221
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Jia, Xiaorui Sun, Wanxi Yang, Meixia Zhu, and Jianwei Shi. 2020. "The Improvement of Coralline-Like ZnGa2O4 by Cocatalysts for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B" Catalysts 10, no. 2: 221. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10020221