Solar hydrogen generation from spinel ZnFe2O4 photocatalyst: Effect of synthesis methods

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1378-1390

  Dom, Rekha ^a,b,c   Chary, A Sadananda ^b   Subasri, Raghavan ^a   Hebalkar, Neha Y ^a   Borse, Pramod H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Aurora's Scientific Technological & Research Academy   (India)

Author keywords

Electrochemical; Ferrites; Microwave irradiation; Nanocrystals; Photocatalytic hydrogen generation; Polymer complex; Quantum yield; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ENERGY GAP; FERRITE; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; QUANTUM YIELD; SINTERING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; NORMAL HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER COMPLEX; SELF-PROPAGATING COMBUSTION; SOLAR-HYDROGEN GENERATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84934846551     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3340     Document Type: Article

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