Improved photocatalytic hydrogen production of ZnO/ZnS based photocatalysts by Ce doping

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 82-89

  Chang, Chi Jung ^a   Huang, Kuo Lin ^a   Chen, Jem Kun ^b   Chu, Kuan Wu ^a   Hsu, Mu Hsiang ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ce doped; Hydrogen production; Nanoparticles; Photocatalyst; ZnO ZnS mixture

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POLYSULFIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFIDE; SODIUM SULFITE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

AQUEOUS NACL SOLUTIONS; CE-DOPED; CRYSTALLINE PROPERTIES; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; VALENCE BAND ENERGY LEVELS; ZNO/ZNS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84941598761     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2015.04.024     Document Type: Article

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