Facile synthesis of flake-like TiO 2 /C nano-composites for photocatalytic H 2 evolution under visible-light irradiation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 392, Issue , 2017, Pages 889-896

  Yan, Baolin ^a   Zhou, Juan ^a   Liang, Xiaoyu ^a   Song, Kainan ^a   Su, Xintai ^a  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nano flakes; Photocatalytic H 2 production; TiO 2 C; Visible light

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPLEXATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; H2 PRODUCTION; NANO-FLAKES; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; TIO2/C; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

LIGHT;

EID: 84989170264     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.09.117     Document Type: Article

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