Noble metal-free cuprous oxide/reduced graphene oxide for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water reduction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 11578-11582

  Xu, Honglei ^a   Li, Xiangqing ^a   Kang, Shi Zhao ^a   Qin, Lixia ^a   Li, Guodong ^b   Mu, Jin ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge separation; Co catalyst; Graphene; Hydrogen evolution; Visible light

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PRECIOUS METALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; COCATALYST; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; REACTION CONDITIONS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84904044247     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.156     Document Type: Article

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