Enhancement of visible-light photocatalytic activity of Pt supported potassium niobate (Pt-KNbO3) by up-conversion luminescence agent (Er3+: Y3Al5O12) for hydrogen evolution from aqueous methanol solution

Energy

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-79

  Guo, Yuwei ^a,b   Li, Yun ^a   Li, Shuguang ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Wang, Jun ^a  

^a LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAOTOU TEACHERS COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen evolution; Methanol splitting; Pt supported potassium niobate (Pt KNbO3); Up conversion luminescence agent (Er3+:Y3Al5O12); Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ERBIUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE OF INORGANIC SOLIDS; METHANOL; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

AQUEOUS METHANOL SOLUTIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; POTASSIUM NIOBATE; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS; Y3AL5O12;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; METHANOL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; VISIBILITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84926153012     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.12.071     Document Type: Article

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