Core–shell CdS@ZIF-8 structures for improved selectivity in photocatalytic H2 generation from formic acid

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2729-2734

  Zeng, Min ^a,b   Chai, Zhigang ^b   Deng, Xin ^b   Li, Qi ^b   Feng, Shiqiang ^b   Wang, Juan ^a,c   Xu, Dongsheng ^b  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

cadmium sulfide; core shell; formic acid; metal organic frameworks (MOFs); photocatalytic H2 generation; selectivity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CASCADE REACTIONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOCATALYTIC SELECTIVITIES; PROVIDE GUIDANCES; SHELL MATERIALS; SHELL STRUCTURE; WELL-DEFINED NANOPARTICLES;

SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84979663273     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1161-3     Document Type: Article

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