MoS 2 -coated microspheres of self-sensitized carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation under visible light irradiation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 396, Issue , 2017, Pages 1808-1815

  Gu, Quan ^a,b   Sun, Huaming ^a   Xie, Zunyuan ^a   Gao, Ziwei ^a   Xue, Can ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dye sensitization; Graphitic carbon nitride; Hydrogen generation; Molybdenum disulfide; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; CARBON NITRIDE; COATINGS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; MICROSPHERES; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIOUS METALS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DYE SENSITIZATION; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85006893247     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.11.206     Document Type: Article

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