Trace-level phosphorus and sodium co-doping of g-C3N4 for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 351, Issue , 2017, Pages 151-159

  Cao, Shaowen ^a   Huang, Qian ^a   Zhu, Bicheng ^a   Yu, Jiaguo ^a,b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Doping; Graphitic carbon nitride; Hydrogen production; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE; HYDROGEN FUELS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; POROUS STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; SODIUM CO-DOPING; SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85016147550     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.03.089     Document Type: Article

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