CuCr2O4/TiO2 heterojunction for photocatalytic H2 evolution under simulated sunlight irradiation

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1534-1539

  Yan, Jianhui ^a,b   Zhang, Li ^a   Yang, Haihua ^a,b   Tang, Yougen ^b   Lu, Zhouguang ^b   Guo, Suli ^c   Dai, Yali ^a,b   Han, Yong ^a,b   Yao, Maohai ^a,b  

^a HUNAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CuCr2O4; Heterojunction; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalytic activity; Spinel; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CUCR2O4; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SPINEL; TIO2;

CALCINATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GELATION; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

CITRIC ACID; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 67651092121     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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