Photocatalytic performance of spheroidal nano Bi4Ti3O12 prepared by surfactant-assisted hydrothermal reaction
- Corresponding author: Weixia DONG, weixia_dong@sina.com
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Huiying ZHANG, Ping LI, Weixia DONG, Zhiwen HU, Qifu BAO, Qizheng DONG, Mingmin BAI, Wenqi LI. Photocatalytic performance of spheroidal nano Bi4Ti3O12 prepared by surfactant-assisted hydrothermal reaction[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2026, 42(3): 551-561.
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10.11862/CJIC.20250269
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Inset: the magnified view of the high-frequency semicircle.
MO (a, b), MB (c, d), and RhB (e, f).
MB (a), RhB (b), and MO (c).