Effects of the large distribution of CdS quantum dot sizes on the charge transfer interactions into TiO2 nanotubes for photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Nanotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 28, 2016, Pages

  González Moya, Johan R ^a,b   Garcia Basabe, Yunier ^c,d   Rocco, Maria Luiza M ^c   Pereira, Marcelo B ^e   Princival, Jefferson L ^a   Almeida, Luciano C ^a   Araújo, Carlos M ^f   David, Denis G F ^g   Da Silva, Antonio Ferreira ^g   MacHado, Giovanna ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Nanotechnology   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d Avenida Tarquínio Joslin dos Santos   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian MRS; charge transfer; hydrogen generation; photocatalysis; quantum dots; TiO2 nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STABILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

3-MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; BRAZILIAN MRS; CHARGE TRANSFER INTERACTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION RATE; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84975086186     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/28/285401     Document Type: Article

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