Enhanced photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution under irradiation of UV-vis light by Au-modified nitrogen-doped TiO2

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Zhao, Weirong ^a   Ai, Zhuyu ^a   Dai, Jiusong ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; NITROGEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; TITANIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER SPLITTING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; RADIATION RESPONSE; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CATALYSIS; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; GOLD; HYDROGEN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NITROGEN; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84905457099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103671     Document Type: Article

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