Au-TiO2 nanocomposites and efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production under UV-visible and visible light illuminations: A comparison of different crystalline forms of TiO2

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jose, Deepa ^a   Sorensen, Christopher M ^a   Rayalu, Sadhana S ^a   Shrestha, Khadga M ^a   Klabunde, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

AU NANOPARTICLE; AU/TIO 2; DISPERSION METHODS; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SACRIFICIAL ELECTRON DONORS; SOLVATED METAL ATOM DISPERSIONS; UV-VISIBLE; UV/VISIBLE ILLUMINATIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84877293622     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/685614     Document Type: Article

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