Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution based on mercaptopropionic acid stabilized CdS and CdTeS quantum dots

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 45, 2016, Pages 20523-20528

  Baslak, Canan ^a   Aslan, Emre ^a   Patir, Imren Hatay ^a   Kus, Mahmut ^a   Ersoz, Mustafa ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; HYDROGEN; NANOCRYSTALS; SOLUTIONS;

3-MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; CO CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION RATE; MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; SACRIFICIAL ELECTRON DONORS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84994121589     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.168     Document Type: Article

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