High-efficiency plasmon-enhanced and graphene-supported semiconductor/metal core-satellite hetero-nanocrystal photocatalysts for visible-light dye photodegradation and H2 production from water

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 19905-19913

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Wang, Ping ^a   Sun, Jian ^a   Jin, Yongdong ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; H2 generation; Photocatalysis; Plasmon enhancement; Semiconductor nanocrystal

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS;

DYE PHOTODEGRADATION; H2 GENERATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PLASMON ENHANCEMENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84914689148     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am505371g     Document Type: Article

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