Synthesis of rhodium phosphide cocatalyst and remarkably enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over CdS under visible light radiation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 314, Issue , 2017, Pages 498-507

  Song, Limin ^a   Li, Tongtong ^a   Zhang, Shujuan ^b   Zhang, Shuna ^c  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG INDUSTRY POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Co catalyst; Hydrogen generation; Photocatalysis; Rhodium phosphide

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REUSABILITY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETERS;

CO CATALYSTS; ELECTRON ATTRACTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROMETERS; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85008168855     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.007     Document Type: Article

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