Positive Ni(HCO3)2 as a Novel Cocatalyst for Boosting the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Capability of Mesoporous TiO2 Nanocrystals

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 5027-5038

  Wei, Yi ^a   Cheng, Gang ^a   Xiong, Jinyan ^b,c   Xu, Feifan ^a   Chen, Rong ^a  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cocatalyst; Mesoporous TiO2; Ni(HCO3)2; Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COCATALYST; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION RATE; MESOPOROUS TIO2; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85020167926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00417     Document Type: Article

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