Nickel nanoparticles modified CdS - A potential photocatalyst for hydrogen production through water splitting under visible light irradiation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 340-345

  Wang, Hui ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Huang, Cunping ^b   Mao, Liqun ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CdS; Hydrogen production; Ni nanoparticles; Photocatalyst; Photocatalytic activity; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NICKEL; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CDS; FACE CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE; NI NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WATER SPLITTING; WATER SPLITTING REACTIONS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84916213216     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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