Synthesis, luminescence, and photocatalytic activity of KLa2Ti3O9.5:Er3+ nanocrystals for water decomposition to hydrogen

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2925-2929

  Li, Ying ^a   Qu, Yang ^a   Wang, Guofeng ^a   Pan, Kai ^a   Yu, Di ^a   Liu, Shuai ^a   Feng, Li ^a   Cui, Jingyu ^a   Ren, Liwei ^a  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; CALCINATION TREATMENT; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; UP-CONVERSION; WATER DECOMPOSITION; WATER SPLITTING;

CALCINATION; ERBIUM; HYDROGEN; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84869437572     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.322     Document Type: Article

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