3D Hollow Hierarchical Structures Based on 1D BiOCl Nanorods Intersected with 2D Bi2WO6 Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalysis Under Visible Light
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of BiOCl/Bi2WO6 Heterogeneous Hybrids
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ma, Y.; Lv, C.; Hou, J.; Yuan, S.; Wang, Y.; Xu, P.; Gao, G.; Shi, J. 3D Hollow Hierarchical Structures Based on 1D BiOCl Nanorods Intersected with 2D Bi2WO6 Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalysis Under Visible Light. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 322. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9030322
Ma Y, Lv C, Hou J, Yuan S, Wang Y, Xu P, Gao G, Shi J. 3D Hollow Hierarchical Structures Based on 1D BiOCl Nanorods Intersected with 2D Bi2WO6 Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalysis Under Visible Light. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(3):322. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9030322
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Yongchao, Chao Lv, Jiahui Hou, Shaoteng Yuan, Yanru Wang, Ping Xu, Ge Gao, and Jinsheng Shi. 2019. "3D Hollow Hierarchical Structures Based on 1D BiOCl Nanorods Intersected with 2D Bi2WO6 Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalysis Under Visible Light" Nanomaterials 9, no. 3: 322. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9030322