A novel 2D/2D carbonized poly-(furfural alcohol)/g-C3N4 nanocomposites with enhanced charge carrier separation for photocatalytic H2 evolution

Carbon

Volumn 115, Issue , 2017, Pages 486-492

  Xing, Weinan ^a   Li, Chunmei ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Han, Zhonghui ^a   Hu, Yidong ^a   Chen, Dahong ^a   Meng, Qingqiang ^a   Chen, Gang ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; FURFURAL;

CARRIER SEPARATION; CHARGE CARRIERS TRANSPORT; ELECTRON CONDUCTING; FURFURAL ALCOHOL; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; SPECIAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTIONS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 85009929117     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.01.045     Document Type: Article

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