Self-organized TiO2 nanotube arrays with uniform platinum nanoparticles for highly efficient water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 6438-6446

  Lai, Yuekun ^a,b   Gong, Jiaojiao ^a   Lin, Changjian ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Multi step electrochemical anodization; Organic additive; Photoelectrochemical activity; Pt nanoparticles; TiO2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

MULTI-STEP; ORGANIC ADDITIVE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PT NANOPARTICLES; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; OPTIMIZATION; SODIUM; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84859211267     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.01.078     Document Type: Article

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