Enhanced photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical activities of reduced TiO2-x/BiOCl heterojunctions

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 312, Issue , 2016, Pages 12-22

  Fu, Rongrong ^a   Zeng, Xiaoqiao ^b   Ma, Lu ^b   Gao, Shanmin ^a,c   Wang, Qingyao ^a   Wang, Zeyan ^c   Huang, Baibiao ^c   Dai, Ying ^c   Lu, Jun ^b  

^a LUDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiOCl; Heterojunctions; Hydrothermal treatment; Photoelectrochemical water splitting; Reduced TiO2 x; Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOCL; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORTATION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84958763032     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.038     Document Type: Article

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