Facile synthesis of Ti3+ doped Ag/AgI[sbnd]TiO2 nanoparticles with efficient visible-light photocatalytic activity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2017, Pages 13031-13038

  Li, Xiaoliang ^a   Gao, Yi ^a   Liu, Jiawen ^a   Yu, Xin ^b   Li, Zhonghua ^b  

^a HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Facile synthesis; Hydrogen production; Plasmonic photocatalyst; Ti3+ doped TiO2 nanoparticles; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DOPED-TIO; FACILE SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PLASMONIC PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT RESPONSE;

SILVER;

EID: 85018295447     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.071     Document Type: Article

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