Fabrication of an efficient noble metal-free TiO2-based photocatalytic system using Cu-Ni bimetallic deposit as an active center of H2 evolution from water

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 309-317

  Tian, Huanmei ^a   Kang, Shi Zhao ^a   Li, Xiangqing ^a   Qin, Lixia ^a   Ji, Min ^b   Mu, Jin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cu; Hydrogen evolution; Ni; Photocatalysis; TiO2 nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COPPER; DEPOSITS; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIOUS METALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION RATE; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; TIO;

NICKEL;

EID: 84920125625     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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