Enhanced visible light photocatalytic H 2 evolution of metal-free g-C 3 N 4 /SiC heterostructured photocatalysts

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 391, Issue , 2017, Pages 449-456

  Wang, Biao ^a,b   Zhang, Jingtao ^c   Huang, Feng ^a,c  

^a FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride; Heterojunction; Photocatalysis; Silicon carbide; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROPHILICITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SILICON CARBIDE;

CHEMICAL BONDINGS; HETEROSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYST; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; POLYMERIZATION DEGREE; WATER SPLITTING;

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EID: 84994229149     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.07.056     Document Type: Article

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