Two-dimensional g-C3N4/Ca2Nb2TaO10 nanosheet composites for efficient visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 202, Issue , 2017, Pages 184-190

  Thaweesak, Supphasin ^a   Lyu, Miaoqiang ^a   Peerakiatkhajohn, Piangjai ^a   Butburee, Teera ^a   Luo, Bin ^a   Chen, Hongjun ^a   Wang, Lianzhou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ca2Nb2TaO10 nanosheets; Composites; g C3N4 nanosheets; H2 production; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER KINETICS; INTERFACIAL CONNECTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; SOLAR-HYDROGEN GENERATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84987968875     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.09.022     Document Type: Article

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