2D co-catalytic MoS2 nanosheets embedded with 1D TiO2 nanoparticles for enhancing photocatalytic activity

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 31, 2016, Pages

  Ren, Xiaohui ^a   Qi, Xiang ^a,c   Shen, Yongzhen ^a   Xiao, Si ^b   Xu, Guanghua ^a   Zhang, Zhen ^a   Huang, Zongyu ^a   Zhong, Jianxin ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

co catalyst; MoS2; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CO CATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; MOS2; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SATURATION CURRENT DENSITIES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84984633832     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/49/31/315304     Document Type: Article

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