A new layer perovskites Pb2Ga2Nb2O10 and RbPb2Nb2O7: An efficient visible light driven photocatalysts to hydrogen generation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 6904-6912

  Kanade, K G ^b   Baeg, Jin Ook ^a   Kong, Ki jeong ^a   Kale, B B ^c   Lee, Sang Mi ^a   Moon, Sang Jin ^a   Lee, Chul Wee ^a   Yoon, Songhun ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Mahatma Phule College   (India)

^c CENTRE FOR MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY C MET   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Nanocrystalline; Perovskite; Photocatalyst; Semiconductor; Visible light

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FIELD EMISSION; FUSED SALTS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; LINGUISTICS; MICROSCOPES; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR RELAYS; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

A STABLES; BAND GAPS; CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGIES; DO-MAINS; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURES; ELECTRONIC DEVICES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; LAYERED OXIDES; MOLTEN SALT SYNTHESIS; NANOCRYSTALLINE; PARTICLES SIZES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RUDDLESDEN; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLID STATES; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; SYNTHESIS OF; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS;

NIOBIUM;

EID: 56449117272     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.08.062     Document Type: Article

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