Thin MoS2 on TiO2 nanotube layers: An efficient co-catalyst/harvesting system for photocatalytic H2 evolution

Electrochemistry Communications

Volumn 73, Issue , 2016, Pages 33-37

  Zhou, Xuemei ^a   Licklederer, Markus ^a   Schmuki, Patrik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anodization; Hydrogen evolution; Molybdenum sulfide; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOTUBES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

ANODIZATIONS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRON TRANSFER MEDIATORS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; MOLYBDENUM SULFIDE; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; TIO2 NANOTUBES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOTUBES;

MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84993120514     PISSN: 13882481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2016.10.008     Document Type: Article

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