Sulfur-Mediated Self-Templating Synthesis of Tapered C-PAN/g-C3N4 Composite Nanotubes toward Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

ACS Energy Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 969-975

  He, Fang ^a,b   Chen, Gang ^a   Miao, Jianwei ^b   Wang, Zhenxing ^a,b   Su, Dongmeng ^b   Liu, Song ^b   Cai, Weizheng ^b   Zhang, Liping ^b   Hao, Sue ^a   Liu, Bin ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; YARN;

ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); SELF-TEMPLATING METHOD; THERMAL CONDENSATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

SULFUR;

EID: 85013833177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23808195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00398     Document Type: Article

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