Facile preparation of hierarchical TiO2 nano structures: Growth mechanism and enhanced photocatalytic H2 production from water splitting using methanol as a sacrificial reagent

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 10342-10352

  Haider, Zeeshan ^a   Kang, Young Soo ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

peroxotitanium complex; photocatalytic water splitting; titania nanotubes membrane

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

PEROXOTITANIUM COMPLEXES; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; TIO; TITANIA NANOTUBES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84904126444     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am501796m     Document Type: Article

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