Preparation and photoelectrochemical performance of expanded graphite/TiO2 composite

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 668-675

  Yu, Xiujuan ^a,b   Zhang, Yuhang ^a,b   Cheng, Xiuwen ^c  

^a China Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process and Technology for High Efficiency   (China)

^b HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Expanded graphite; Photoanode; Photoelectrocatalysis

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTO-ELECTROCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE CARRIERS; TIO;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84903832508     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.027     Document Type: Article

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