WS2 as an effective noble-metal free cocatalyst modified TiSi2 for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation

Catalysts

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Chu, Dongmei ^a   Zhang, Chunyong ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Du, Yukou ^a   Lu, Cheng ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrogen evolution; Noble metal free; Photocatalyst; Visible light; WS2 TiSi2 composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988429014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal6090136     Document Type: Article

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