Effects of nonstoichiometry and cocatalyst loading on the photocatalytic hydrogen production with (Y1.5Bi0.5)1-xTi 2O7-3x and (YBi)1-xTi2O 7-3x pyrochlores

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 634-642

  Merka, Oliver ^a,b   Raisch, Olga ^b   Steinbach, Frank ^b   Bahnemann, Detlef W ^b   Wark, Michael ^a,b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; AQUEOUS SOL-GEL METHODS; CO CATALYSTS; COCATALYST; NON-STOICHIOMETRIC; NON-STOICHIOMETRY; OCTAHEDRAL GEOMETRY; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PYROCHLORES; SACRIFICIAL AGENTS; STABILITY ISSUES; STOICHIOMETRIC COMPOSITIONS; TIO; UV-VIS REFLECTANCES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LOADING;

EID: 84873739224     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12013     Document Type: Article

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