Hydrogen and CO2 reduction reactions: Mechanisms and catalysts

Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuel Production: From Basic Principles to Advanced Devices

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 105-160

  Sudhagar, Pitchaimuthu ^a   Roy, Nitish ^a   Vedarajan, Raman ^a   Devadoss, Anitha ^a   Terashima, Chiaki ^a,b   Nakata, Kazuya ^a,b   Fujishima, Akira ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; WATER POLLUTION;

ELECTROCATALYTIC MATERIALS; ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION; EVOLUTION REACTIONS; HOLISTIC FRAMEWORKS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; MATERIAL AVAILABILITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84978298561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29641-8_3     Document Type: Chapter

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