Photocatalytic hydrogen generation by splitting of water from electrospun hybrid nanostructures

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4324-4333

  Veluru, Jagadeesh Babu ^a   Manippady, Krishna Kumar ^b   Rajendiren, Murugan ^a   Mya Mya, Khin ^a   Rayavarapu, Prasada Rao ^a   Appukuttan, Sreekumaran Nair ^c   Seeram, Ramakrishna ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Conversion efficiency; Electrospinning; Hydrogen energy; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

DYE DEGRADATION; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; HYBRID STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN ENERGY; KINETIC CONSTANT; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84875364527     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.134     Document Type: Article

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