Product selectivity in plasmonic photocatalysis for carbon dioxide hydrogenation

Nature Communications

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Zhang, Xiao ^a   Li, Xueqian ^a   Zhang, Du ^a   Su, Neil Qiang ^a   Yang, Weitao ^a   Everitt, Henry O ^a,b   Liu, Jie ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Army Aviation and Missile RD and E Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; METHANE; NANOPARTICLE; RHODIUM NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON; LIGHT INTENSITY; METHANE; NANOPARTICLE; RHODIUM;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON; HYDROGENATION; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 85013789738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14542     Document Type: Article

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