Direct Z-scheme TiO 2 /CdS hierarchical photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H 2 -production activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 422, Issue , 2017, Pages 518-527

  Meng, Aiyun ^a   Zhu, Bicheng ^a   Zhong, Bo ^a   Zhang, Liuyang ^a   Cheng, Bei ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CdS; Direct Z scheme; Hierarchical photocatalyst; Photocatalytic H 2 production; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DIRECT Z-SCHEME; H2 PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TIO2;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85020682749     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.06.028     Document Type: Article

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