Non-noble metal copper nanoparticles-decorated TiO2 nanotube arrays with plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 303-310

  Zhang, Shengsen ^a,b   Peng, Biyu ^a   Yang, Siyuan ^a   Wang, Hongjuan ^a   Yu, Hao ^a   Fang, Yueping ^b   Peng, Feng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cu nanoparticles; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalysis; Surface plasmon resonance; TiO2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DEPOSITION; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASMONS; PRECIOUS METALS; REDUCTION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

CU NANO-PARTICLES; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PULSED ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84916226690     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.10.122     Document Type: Article

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