Innovative preparation of MoS2-graphene heterostructures based on alginate containing (NH4)2MoS4 and their photocatalytic activity for H2 generation

Carbon

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 587-596

  Latorre Sánchez, Marcos ^a   Esteve Adell, Iván ^a   Primo, Ana ^a   García, Hermenegildo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POWDER METALS; POWDERS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARGON FLOW; DYE SENSITIZED; GRAPHITIC CARBONS; H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; STRONG INTERACTION;

MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84922716012     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.09.093     Document Type: Article

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