Polymer supported graphene-CdS composite catalyst with enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting under visible light

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 283, Issue , 2016, Pages 816-825

  Xu, Juan ^a   Wang, Le ^a   Cao, Xuejun ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Heterogeneous catalysis; Hydrogen; Photocatalysis; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE-BASED COMPOSITES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; PHOTO-INDUCED CHARGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84940207679     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.018     Document Type: Article

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