Surface engineered active photocatalysts without noble metals: CuS-ZnxCd1-xS nanospheres by one-step synthesis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 8495-8503

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Xu, Rong ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Metal sulfides; Photocatalysts; Solid solutions; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CO CATALYSTS; COCATALYST; CUTOFF FILTERS; IMPURITY LEVEL; METAL BASIS; METAL SULFIDES; NOBLE METALS; ONE STEP SYNTHESIS; ONE-STEP METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTION RATES; SULFIDE LAYERS; UV-VIS-DRS; WATER SPLITTING; XENON LAMPS; XPS; XRD , TEM;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METAL IONS; METALS; NANOSPHERES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSISORPTION; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); XENON; ZINC;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 70349445273     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.041     Document Type: Article

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