Excellent photocatalytic hydrogen production over CdS nanorods via using noble metal-free copper molybdenum sulfide (Cu 2 MoS 4 ) nanosheets as co-catalysts

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 396, Issue , 2017, Pages 421-429

  Hong, Sangyeob ^a   Kumar, D Praveen ^a   Reddy, D Amaranatha ^a   Choi, Jiha ^a   Kim, Tae Kyu ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CdS; Cu 2 MoS 4; Hydrogen; Photocatalysis; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE CARRIERS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCATALYSTS; NANORODS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRECIOUS METALS;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; CHARGE CARRIER DYNAMICS; CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; CU2MOS4; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER SPLITTING;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85006018037     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.10.171     Document Type: Article

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