Photocatalytic nanostructured self-assembled poly(allylamine hydrochloride)/poly(acrylic acid) polyelectrolyte films containing titanium dioxide-gold nanoparticles for hydrogen generation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 23235-23243

  Dal'Acqua, Nicolle ^a   Scheffer, Francine Ramos ^b   Boniatti, Rosiana ^a   Da Silva, Barbara Virgínia Mendonça ^c   De Melo, Janaina Viana ^c   Da Silva Crespo, Janaina ^a   Giovanela, Marcelo ^a   Pereira, Marcelo Barbalho ^b   Weibel, Daniel Eduardo ^b   Machado, Giovanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Laboratory of Nanotechnology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; LAYER-BY-LAYER METHODS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NANO-STRUCTURED CATALYST; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; POLYALLYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE; POLYELECTROLYTE FILMS; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GOLD ALLOYS; HYDRATES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GOLD;

EID: 84889831976     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404429r     Document Type: Article

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