Sandwich SrTiO 3 /TiO 2 /H-titanate nanofiber composite photocatalysts for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 315, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 314-322

  Liu, Yuanxu ^a   Wang, Zhonglei ^a   Wang, Wendong ^a   An, Xiaoqiang ^b   Mi, Shiyang ^a   Tang, Junwang ^b   Huang, Weixin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite photocatalyst; H titanate nanofiber; Heterojunction; Photocatalytic H 2 production; Selective growth

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; STRONTIUM TITANATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; H2 PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; SELECTIVE GROWTH; TITANATE NANOFIBER;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84919386700     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.07.143     Document Type: Article

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