Novel electrospun nanofiber mats as effective catalysts for water photosplitting

Ceramics International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 5175-5180

  Unnithan, Afeesh R ^a   Barakat, Nasser A M ^a,b   Nirmala, R ^a   Al Deyab, Salem S ^c   Kim, Hak Yong ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CdS; Electrospinning; Hydrogen production; Nanofibers; Water photosplitting

Indexed keywords

CDS; CERAMIC NANOPARTICLES; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; IN-SITU SYNTHESIZED; PHOTOCORROSION; PHOTOSPLITTING; POLYMER NANOFIBERS; WATER SPLITTING;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOFIBERS; SUN;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861344303     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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