Improved photocatalytic activity of CdS/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) for H2 evolution by strengthening the connection between CdS and RGO sheets

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 7045-7051

  Hong, Yuanchen ^a   Shi, Penghui ^a   Wang, Peifu ^a   Yao, Weifeng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRIC POWER   (China)

Author keywords

CdS; Hydrogen production; Photocatalysis; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84929295499     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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