Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation by Pt modified TiO 2 nanotubes fabricated by rapid breakdown anodization

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 8268-8276

  Antony, Rajini P ^a   Mathews, Tom ^a   Ramesh, C ^a   Murugesan, N ^a   Dasgupta, Arup ^a   Dhara, S ^a   Dash, S ^a   Tyagi, A K ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Electrochemical anodization; Hydrogen generation; Photocatalysis; Pt TiO 2

Indexed keywords

ANODIZATION TECHNIQUES; ANODIZATIONS; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; CHLOROPLATINIC ACID; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANODIZATIONS; ETHANOL WATER MIXTURES; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; INCIDENT LIGHT; NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; PLATINUM LOADINGS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PT LOADING; PT NANOPARTICLES; PT-TIO 2; REACTION MECHANISM; REDUCTION-OXIDATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; SURFACE AREA; TIO; WATER ETHANOL MIXTURES; XRD , TEM;

CHEMISORPTION; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT SOURCES; LOADING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REDUCTION; SODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84860364520     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.089     Document Type: Article

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