All-solid-state Z-scheme photocatalyst with carbon nanotubes as an electron mediator for hydrogen evolution under simulated solar light

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 316, Issue , 2017, Pages 41-49

  Ng, Boon Junn ^a   Putri, Lutfi Kurnianditia ^a   Tan, Lling Lling ^b   Pasbakhsh, Pooria ^a   Chai, Siang Piao ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Hydrogen; Photocatalyst; Water splitting; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN; ZINC;

CHARGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS; CORE-SHELL NANOCOMPOSITES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VECTORIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; WATER SPLITTING; Z-SCHEME;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 85011344592     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.054     Document Type: Article

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