Preparation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes/Cd0.8Zn 0.2S nanocomposite and its photocatalytic hydrogen production under visible-light

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1375-1384

  Liu, Xiaojing ^a   Zeng, Peng ^a   Peng, Tianyou ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaohu ^a   Deng, Kejian ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Cd0.8Zn0.2S; Hydrogen production; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

CD0.8ZN0.2S; CDS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; PHOTO-STABILITY; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SODIUM SULFIDES; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; HYDROGEN; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84855648253     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.10.030     Document Type: Article

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