Photoresponse of visible light active CM-n-TiO2, HM-n-TiO 2, CM-n-Fe2O3, and CM-p-WO3 towards water splitting reaction

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Shaban, Yasser A ^a   Khan, Shahed U M ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LAMPS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HEMATITE; LIGHT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACTIVE CARBON; CARBON AND HYDROGENS; CARBON MODIFIED; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTORESPONSES; RED SHIFT; TIO 2; UV REGION; VISIBLE LIGHT; WATER SPLITTING REACTIONS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84858117090     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/749135     Document Type: Article

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