Facile surfactant-aided sol-gel synthesis of mesoporous-assembled Ta 2O5 nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic H 2 production

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical

Volumn 374-375, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-101

  Sreethawong, Thammanoon ^a   Ngamsinlapasathian, Supachai ^b   Yoshikawa, Susumu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Mesoporosity; Photocatalysis; Sol gel; Ta2O5; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; MESOPOROSITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CALCINATION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TANTALUM OXIDES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TANTALUM;

EID: 84877996076     PISSN: 13811169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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