Infrared radiation active, novel nanocomposite photocatalyst for water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 15411-15415

  Gannoruwa, A ^a   Niroshan, K ^a   Ileperuma, O A ^b   Bandara, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ag2O; IR active photocatalyst; Photolysis; Sub band gap excitation; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INFRARED RADIATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTONS; SILVER OXIDES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AG2O; CHEMICAL DEPOSITION METHOD; COMPOSITE CATALYSTS; INFRARED REGIONS; MULTIPHOTON EXCITATION; NOVEL NANOCOMPOSITES; SUBBANDS; TIO2;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84908249423     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.07.118     Document Type: Article

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