A hydrothermal route for constructing reduced graphene oxide/TiO2 nanocomposites: Enhanced photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 19877-19886

  Li, Hui ^a   Cui, Xiaoli ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalytic activity; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; OXIDE MINERALS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; TIO2; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84913617644     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.10.010     Document Type: Article

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