Photocatalytic hydrogen production over modified SiC nanowires under visible light irradiation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 15038-15044

  Hao, Jian Ying ^a,b,c   Wang, Ying Yong ^a   Tong, Xi Li ^a   Jin, Guo Qiang ^a   Guo, Xiang Yun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalysis; SiC nanowires; Surface modification; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION RATE; HYDROPHILIC ABILITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION RATES; PURE WATER; SIC NANOWIRE; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; UV-VISIBLE ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WATER GLASS; WATER SPLITTING; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROMETERS; XRD;

CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SPECTROMETERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER ABSORPTION;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 84866443914     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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