In situ synthesis of C-doped TiO2@g-C3N4 core-shell hollow nanospheres with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 322, Issue , 2017, Pages 435-444

  Zou, Yajun ^a   Shi, Jian Wen ^a   Ma, Dandan ^a   Fan, Zhaoyang ^a   Lu, Lu ^a   Niu, Chunming ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

g C3N4; H2 evolution; Photocatalysis; Visible light; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; NANOSPHERES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEPARATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UREA;

G-C3N4; H2 EVOLUTION; HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; WATER SPLITTING;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 85017625678     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.056     Document Type: Article

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