Solar light sensitized p-Ag2O/n-TiO2 nanotubes heterojunction photocatalysts for enhanced hydrogen production in aqueous-glycerol solution

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 154, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-87

  Kumar, D Praveen ^a   Reddy, N Lakshmana ^a   Karthik, M ^b   Neppolian, B ^c   Madhavan, J ^d   Shankar, M V ^a  

^a YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CIC ENERGIGUNE   (Spain)

^c SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ag2O Sensitizer; Biphasic TiO2; Glycerol decomposition; Hydrogen production; Solar energy material; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GLYCEROL; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILVER; SILVER OXIDES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

ENHANCED HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS; SOLAR LIGHT IRRADIATION; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS; WATER SPLITTING; WET IMPREGNATION METHOD; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84965159990     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.04.033     Document Type: Article

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