Rational design of carbon-doped TiO2 modified g-C3N4 via in-situ heat treatment for drastically improved photocatalytic hydrogen with excellent photostability

Nano Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-9

  Yang, Chengwu ^a   Qin, Jiaqian ^b   Xue, Zhe ^a   Ma, Mingzhen ^a   Zhang, Xinyu ^a   Liu, Riping ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

C TiO2 g C3N4; Heterojunction photocatalyst; Photocatalytic hydrogen production

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; HEAT TREATMENT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUTIONS;

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 85028915029     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.09.012     Document Type: Article

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