Effects of crystal and electronic structures of ANb2O 6 (A=Ca, Sr, Ba) metaniobate compounds on their photocatalytic H 2 evolution from pure water

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 12954-12960

  Cho, In Sun ^a   Bae, Shin Tae ^a   Kim, Dong Hoe ^a   Hong, Kug Sun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ANb2O6; Band structure; Crystal structure; Hydrogen production; Photocatalytic activity; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

ANB2O6; BAND GAP ENERGY; BET SURFACE AREA; BLUE LUMINESCENCE; CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE CALCULATION; FIELD-EMISSION ELECTRONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PURE WATER; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SEM; STRUCTURE VARIATION; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRA; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; WATER SPLITTING;

BAND STRUCTURE; BARIUM; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; REFLECTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 78049456294     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.04.057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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