Direct Z-scheme anatase/rutile bi-phase nanocomposite TiO2 nanofiber photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic H2-production activity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 15394-15402

  Xu, Feiyan ^a   Xiao, Wei ^b   Cheng, Bei ^a   Yu, Jiaguo ^a,c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Electrospun TiO2 nanofibers; H2 production; Rapid cooling; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COOLING; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GAS ADSORPTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE STRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; H2 PRODUCTION; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; RAPID COOLING; SURFACE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; TIO2 NANOFIBERS; Z-SCHEME;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84907999308     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.07.166     Document Type: Article

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