Minimizing graphene defects enhances titania nanocomposite-based photocatalytic reduction of CO2 for improved solar fuel production

Nano Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2865-2870

  Liang, Yu Teng ^a   Vijayan, Baiju K ^a   Gray, Kimberly A ^a   Hersam, Mark C ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

defect; graphene; nanocomposite; Photocatalysis; solar fuel; titania

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL MOBILITY; NANO-PLATELETS; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; REACTIVE SITE; SOLAR FUELS; TITANIA; TITANIA PHOTOCATALYST; VISIBLE LIGHT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFECTS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GRAPHENE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 79960266769     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl2012906     Document Type: Article

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