Effective water splitting using CuO x /TiO 2 composite films: Role of Cu species and content in hydrogen generation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 369, Issue , 2016, Pages 201-206

  Hu, Qianqian ^a,b   Huang, Jiquan ^a   Li, Guojing ^a,b   Chen, Jian ^a   Zhang, Zhaojun ^a,b   Deng, Zhonghua ^a,b   Jiang, Yabin ^a   Guo, Wang ^a   Cao, Yongge ^c  

^a FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Copper; Efficient water splitting; TiO 2 nanorods

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING METHOD; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; WATER SPLITTING;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84961256819     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.01.281     Document Type: Article

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