Polypyrrole-Ru(2,2′-bipyridine)32+/MoSx Structured Composite Film As a Photocathode for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 4476-4480

  Lattach, Youssef ^a   Fortage, Jérôme ^a   Deronzier, Alain ^a   Moutet, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

hydrogen evolution reaction; MoSx; nanocomposite; photocathode; Ru(2,2 bipyridine)32+; solar fuels

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOCATHODES; POLYPYRROLES; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BIPYRIDINES; CARBON ELECTRODE; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; MOSX; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE; SOLAR FUELS; SOLAR-LIGHT-DRIVEN; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84924254204     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b00401     Document Type: Article

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