In-situ photo-reducing graphene oxide to create Zn0.5Cd 0.5S porous nanosheets/RGO composites as highly stable and efficient photoelectrocatalysts for visible-light-driven water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 702-710

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Zhao, Weiwei ^a   Xu, You ^a   Xu, Haolan ^b   Zhang, Bin ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Graphene; Hydrogen evolution; In situ photoreduction; Photoanode; Water splitting; Zn0.5Cd0.5S

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; WATER SPLITTING;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONS; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOSHEETS; SCAFFOLDS;

ZINC;

EID: 84890435458     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.118     Document Type: Article

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