Synergetic effect of Ni(OH)2 cocatalyst and CNT for high hydrogen generation on CdS quantum dot sensitized TiO2 photocatalyst

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 204, Issue , 2017, Pages 577-583

  Wang, Junmei ^a,b   Wang, Zhijian ^a   Zhu, Zhenping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; CNT; Hydrogen generation; Ni(OH)2 cocatalyst; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IRRADIATION; LACTIC ACID; LIGHT; NICKEL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COCATALYST; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYBRID PHOTOCATALYSTS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85002907112     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.12.008     Document Type: Article

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