Cu-doped carbon nitride: Bio-inspired synthesis of H 2 -evolving electrocatalysts using graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) as a host material

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 357, Issue , 2015, Pages 221-228

  Zou, Xiaoxin ^a,b,c   Silva, Rafael ^a   Goswami, Anandarup ^a,b   Asefa, Tewodros ^a,b,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride; Copper ions; Electrocatalysis; H 2 evolution; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INORGANIC POLYMERS; METAL IONS; NITRIDES; PRECIOUS METALS; SOUND INSULATING MATERIALS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

BIO-INSPIRED SYNTHESIS; COPPER IONS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; H2 EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE; WATER SPLITTING;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84949805227     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.197     Document Type: Article

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