Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production from water/methanol decomposition using Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite thin films

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 11768-11775

  Alenzi, Naser ^a   Liao, Wei Ssu ^b   Cremer, Paul S ^b   Sanchez Torres, Viviana ^a   Wood, Thomas K ^a,b   Ehlig Economides, Christine ^a   Cheng, Zhengdong ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ag TiO2 nanocomposite thin film; Nanotechnology; Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production; Solar energy; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; AMORPHOUS TIO; ANATASE FILMS; ANATASE TIO; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSTS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HOLE SCAVENGER; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; NANOCOMPOSITE THIN FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREENING PROCESS; SENSITIVE METHOD; TIME COURSE; TIO; UV LIGHT; WATER-SPLITTING;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; GAS PRODUCERS; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILVER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 77957716541     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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