All-in-one synthesis of mesoporous silicon nanosheets from natural clay and their applicability to hydrogen evolution

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Ryu, Jaegeon ^a   Jang, Youn Jeong ^b   Choi, Sinho ^a   Kang, Hyun Joon ^b   Park, Hyungmin ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^a   Park, Soojin ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; METHANOL; MIXTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SILICON;

CHEMICAL REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; EVOLUTION OF HYDROGENS; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; MESOPOROUS SILICON; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; SILICON TECHNOLOGIES; WATER-METHANOL MIXTURES;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84979598447     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2016.35     Document Type: Article

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