Insight into the Effect of Highly Dispersed MoS2 versus Layer-Structured MoS2 on the Photocorrosion and Photoactivity of CdS in Graphene-CdS-MoS2 Composites

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 27234-27246

  Yang, Min Quan ^a   Han, Chuang ^a   Xu, Yi Jun ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DISPERSIONS; GRAPHENE;

ANTIPHOTOCORROSION; CATALYTIC ACTIVE SITES; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES; TRANSFER OF CHARGES; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84949545873     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b08016     Document Type: Article

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