Effectively extending visible light absorption with a broad spectrum sensitizer for improving the H2 evolution of in-situ Cu/g-C3N4 nanocomponents

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2017, Pages 14511-14521

  Zhang, Piyong ^a   Song, Ting ^a   Wang, Tingting ^a   Zeng, Heping ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Broad spectrum absorption; Cu g C3N4; Dye sensitization; In situ synthesis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES;

BROAD SPECTRUM; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DYE SENSITIZATION; ELECTRON RESERVOIR; IMPROVED ACTIVITIES; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; SPECTRUM ABSORPTIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85019071967     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.234     Document Type: Article

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