Synthesis of mesoporous titania thin films (MTTFs) with two different structures as photocatalysts for generating hydrogen from water splitting

Applied Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-80

  Liao, Yu Te ^a   Huang, Chao Wei ^a   Liao, Chi Hung ^a   Wu, Jeffery C S ^a   Wu, Kevin C W ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Mesoporous; Photocatalyst; Thin films; Titania; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS TITANIA THIN FILM; PILLAR STRUCTURE; SELF-ASSEMBLING; STRUCTURAL EFFECT; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS; TITANIA; TITANIA PHOTOCATALYST; TUBE STRUCTURES; UV-VIS SPECTRA; WATER SPLITTING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

CATALYST; FILM; HYDROGEN; TITANITE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84867728553     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.053     Document Type: Article

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