Efficient photocatalytic oxygen production over Ca-modified LaTiO2N

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 346, Issue , 2017, Pages 10-20

  Wu, Fangfang ^a   Liu, Gang ^b   Xu, Xiaoxiang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

LaTiO2N; Oxygen production; Photocatalyst; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE SEGREGATION; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

LATIO2N; OXYGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; WATER SPLITTING;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85007319606     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2016.11.022     Document Type: Article

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