Direct microwave-hydrothermal synthesis of Fe-doped titania with extended visible-light response and enhanced H2-production performance

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 283, Issue , 2016, Pages 105-113

  Zhao, Weirong ^a   Li, Yajun ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a   Chen, Jinsheng ^a   Xie, Lihong ^a   Shi, Qiaomeng ^a   Zhu, Xi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Hydrogen production; Microwave hydrothermal; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CALCULATIONS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOLE CONCENTRATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; IRON; LIGHT; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRON-TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVE HYDROTHERMAL; MICROWAVE HYDROTHERMAL METHOD; MICROWAVE HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; VISIBLE LIGHT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84938152832     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.064     Document Type: Article

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