Fabricated Cu2O porous foam using electrodeposition and thermal oxidation as a photocatalyst under visible light toward hydrogen evolution from water

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 39, 2016, Pages 17247-17256

  Shahbazi, P ^a   Kiani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Metal oxide foams; Micro porous materials; Nanostructure materials; Photocatalyst; Thermal oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER OXIDES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FABRICATION; HOLE CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; METALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POROUS MATERIALS; REDUCTION; SILVER COMPOUNDS; THERMOOXIDATION;

CATHODIC PHOTOCURRENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL FABRICATION; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; METAL OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIAL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL OXIDATION;

VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84979780493     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.07.080     Document Type: Article

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