In situ photodeposition of amorphous CoS x on the TiO 2 towards hydrogen evolution

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 430, Issue , 2018, Pages 448-456

  Chen, Feng ^a   Luo, Wei ^a   Mo, Yanping ^a   Yu, Huogen ^a,b   Cheng, Bei ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Wuhan University of Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Amorphous CoS x; Hydrogen evolution; Photodeposition; Surface active sites; TiO 2; Unsaturated sulfur atoms

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTO-DEPOSITION; SULFUR ATOMS; SURFACE ACTIVE SITES; TIO2;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85020871027     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.06.165     Document Type: Article

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