Semihydrogenated BN sheet: A promising visible-light driven photocatalyst for water splitting

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Li, Xingxing ^a   Zhao, Jin ^a   Yang, Jinlong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHITE; NANOMATERIAL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; HYDROGENATION; LIGHT; MAGNETISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEMICONDUCTOR;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRONS; GRAPHITE; HYDROGENATION; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTORS; WATER;

EID: 84878704749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01858     Document Type: Article

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