Photodissociation of water using colloidal nanoparticles of doped titanium (IV) oxide semiconductors for hydrogen production

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1068-1073

  Kasem, Kasem K ^a   Dahn, Melissa ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous colloids; Hydrogen; Nanoparticles; Semiconductors; Titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249282894     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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