Suitable preparation of Bi2S3 nanorods –TiO2 heterojunction semiconductors with improved photocatalytic hydrogen production from water/methanol decomposition

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 2198-2204

  García Mendoza, Cinthia ^a   Oros Ruiz, Socorro ^a   Hernández Gordillo, Agileo ^b   López, Rosendo ^c   Jácome Acatitla, Gabriela ^a   Calderón, Héctor A ^d   Gómez, Ricardo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bi2S3 nanorods; heterojunction; hydrogen production; photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ENHANCED ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; TIO2; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ALCOHOL; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOROD; SULFIDE; SULFUR; THIOUREA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; ISOTHERM; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84979492974     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4979     Document Type: Article

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