Surface modification of g-C3N4 by hydrazine: Simple way for noble-metal free hydrogen evolution catalysts

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 286, Issue , 2016, Pages 339-346

  Chen, Yin ^a,b   Lin, Bin ^c,d   Wang, Hong ^c   Yang, Yong ^b   Zhu, Haibo ^b   Yu, Weili ^c   Basset, Jean marie ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c HUAINAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

G C3N4; Hydrazinolysis; Noble metal free; Photo catalytic hydrogen evolution; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; HYDRAZINE; HYDROGEN; PRECIOUS METALS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

BASIC CONDITIONS; G-C3N4; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HYDRAZINOLYSIS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION EFFICIENCY; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 84946762011     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.080     Document Type: Article

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