Effective charge separation towards enhanced photocatalytic activity via compositing reduced graphene oxide with two-phase anatase/brookite TiO2

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 25, 2016, Pages 10590-10597

  Tay, Qiuling ^a   Chen, Zhong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anatase; Brookite; Charge separation; Hydrogen production; Photocatalyst; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTION BANDS; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEPARATION;

AQUEOUS METHANOL SOLUTIONS; BROOKITE; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84964300295     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.022     Document Type: Article

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