Photoassisted hydrogen production under visible light over NiO/ZnO hetero-system

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4490-4495

  Belhadi, A ^a   Boumaza, S ^a,b   Trari, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE EN ANALYSES PHYSICO CHIMIQUES CRAPC   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Hetero system; Hydrogen; Impregnation; NiO ZnO; Photoactivity

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON MOBILITY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IMPREGNATION; ZINC OXIDE;

A-DENSITY; BASIC MEDIA; EVOLUTION RATE; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; HETERO-SYSTEM; INTERFACIAL MECHANISM; N-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY; NIO/ZNO; PHOTOACTIVITY; SACRIFICIAL AGENTS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN; WATER REDUCTION; ZNO;

HYDROGEN;

ELECTRON; HYDROGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; THERMODYNAMICS; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

EID: 80052261440     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.05.044     Document Type: Article

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