Nanohybrid of titania/carbon nanotubes - Nanohorns: A promising photocatalyst for enhanced hydrogen production under solar irradiation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1665-1674

  Mamathakumari, M ^a,b   Praveen Kumar, D ^a   Haridoss, P ^b   Durgakumari, V ^c   Shankar, M V ^a  

^a YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanohorns; Photocatalysis; Photostability; Reaction kinetics; Solar energy; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE CARRIERS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIXTURES; NANOHORNS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE REACTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

CARBON NANOHORN; ENHANCED HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNTS); PHOTO-STABILITY; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOHORNS; WATER SPLITTING;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84920665884     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.117     Document Type: Article

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