Origin of the improved photocatalytic activity of Cu incorporated TiO 2 for hydrogen generation from water

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 382, Issue , 2016, Pages 170-177

  Hu, Qianqian ^a,b   Huang, Jiquan ^a   Li, Guojing ^a,b   Jiang, Yabin ^a   Lan, Hai ^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; Oxygen vacancy; Surface species; Titania; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CHEMISORPTION; COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE SPECIES; TITANIA; WATER SPLITTING;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 84964770458     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.04.126     Document Type: Article

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