Flower-like CdS/CdV2O6 composite for visible-light photoconversion of CO2 into CH4

Materials and Design

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 178-186

  Ijaz, Sana ^a,b   Ehsan, Muhammad Fahad ^c   Ashiq, Muhammad Naeem ^b   Karamt, Nazia ^b   Najam ul Haq, Muhammad ^b   He, Tao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

CdS CdV2O6; Composite; Methane; Photocatalysis; Photoreduction of CO2

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGHT; METHANE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; FLOWER-LIKE STRUCTURES; MONOCLINIC STRUCTURES; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84974684035     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.06.031     Document Type: Article

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