Improving photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution over ZnIn 2S4 under visible-light: A case study of rare earth modification

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6335-6344

  Tian, Fei ^a   Zhu, Rongshu ^a,b,c   He, Yongbing ^a   Ouyang, Feng ^a,b,c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Water Resource Utilization and Environmental Pollution Control   (China)

^c Public Platform for Technological Service in Urban Waste Reuse and Energy Regeneration   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen evolution; Rare earth; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM COMPOUNDS; GADOLINIUM; GRAIN GROWTH; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RARE EARTHS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE DEFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; FLOWER-LIKE MORPHOLOGIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

ERBIUM;

EID: 84897445200     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.188     Document Type: Article

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