Synthesis of reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 nanoparticle composite systems and its application in hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 29, 2014, Pages 16282-16292

  Dubey, Pawan Kumar ^a   Tripathi, Prashant ^a   Tiwari, R S ^a   Sinha, A S K ^b   Srivastava, O N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Graphene; Hydrogen production; Nanocomposite; TiO2 nanoparticles; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; ILLUMINATION INTENSITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; TIO; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84908028950     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.03.104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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