Enhanced photocatalytic activity of all-solid-state g-C3N4/Au/P25 Z-scheme system for visible-light-driven H2 evolution

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 6277-6287

  Zhao, Weirong ^a   Xie, Lihong ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a   Ai, Zhuyu ^a   Xi, Haiping ^a   Li, Yajun ^a   Shi, Qiaomeng ^a   Chen, Jinsheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gold; Graphitic carbon nitride; SPR; Titanium dioxide; Water reduction

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONS; GOLD; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; NITRIDES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM NITRIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPIES; VECTORIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; WATER REDUCTION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84961579335     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.02.148     Document Type: Article

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