The influence of the electrodeposition potential on the morphology of Cu2O/TiO2 nanotube arrays and their visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 13866-13871

  Zhang, Shengsen ^a   Peng, Biyu ^a   Yang, Siyuan ^b   Fang, Yueping ^b   Peng, Feng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; Hydrogen evolution; Photoelectrochemical property

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; YARN;

ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTRODEPOSITION POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

LIGHT;

EID: 84885432923     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.08.081     Document Type: Article

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