Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS)-ZnO: A noble metal-free hybrid Z-scheme photocatalyst for enhanced solar-spectrum photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to CH4

Journal of CO2 Utilization

Volumn 20, Issue , 2017, Pages 301-311

  Zubair, Muhammad ^a   Razzaq, Abdul ^a,b   Grimes, Craig A ^c   In, Su Il ^a  

^a Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Process and Energy Systems Engineering Center PRESTIGE   (Pakistan)

^c Flux Photon Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 conversion; Hybrid photocatalyst; Nanoparticles; Nanorods; Solar spectrum active; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PRECIOUS METALS; SOLAR RADIATION; ZINC OXIDE;

HETEROJUNCTION INTERFACES; HYBRID PHOTOCATALYSTS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; SOLAR SPECTRUM; Z-SCHEME;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 85020403212     PISSN: 22129820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.05.021     Document Type: Article

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