Phase Effect of NixPy Hybridized with g-C3N4 for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 9, Issue 36, 2017, Pages 30583-30590

  Sun, Zhichao ^a,b   Zhu, Mingshan ^a   Fujitsuka, Mamoru ^a   Wang, Anjie ^b   Shi, Chuan ^b   Majima, Tetsuro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

crystalline phase; g C3N4; hydrogen generation; nickel phosphide; noble metal free

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PRECIOUS METALS;

CRYSTALLINE PHASE; DIFFUSED REFLECTANCE; G-C3N4; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; NICKEL PHOSPHIDE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85029411085     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06386     Document Type: Article

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