CuS/ZnS hexagonal plates with enhanced hydrogen evolution activity under visible light irradiation

Powder Technology

Volumn 288, Issue , 2016, Pages 103-108

  Wang, Longhao ^a   Chen, Hua ^a   Xiao, Liang ^a   Huang, Jianhua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIOUS METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

CATION EXCHANGE REACTIONS; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE LIGHT INDUCED; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COPPER SULFIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CATALYST; CATION EXCHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYST; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UV VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT IRRADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84946201251     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.10.042     Document Type: Article

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