Template-less surfactant-free hydrothermal synthesis NiO nanoflowers and their photoelectrochemical hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 45, 2015, Pages 15801-15805

  Qurashi, Ahsanulhaq ^a   Zhang, Zhongai ^b   Asif, M ^a   Yamazaki, Toshinari ^c  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

FESEM; Hydrogen production; NiO nanoflowers; XRD

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOFLOWERS; NANOSHEETS; NICKEL OXIDE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CUBIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES; FESEM; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LIGAND FIELD THEORY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84947865094     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.07.114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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