Construction of a noble-metal-free photocatalytic H2 evolution system using MoS2/reduced graphene oxide catalyst and zinc porphyrin photosensitizer

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 121, Issue 39, 2017, Pages

  Yuan, Yong Jun ^a   Chen, Daqin ^a   Zhong, Jiasong ^a   Yang, Ling Xia ^b   Wang, Jing Jing ^c   Yu, Zhen Tao ^b   Zou, Zhi Gang ^b  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PORPHYRINS; PRECIOUS METALS; ZINC;

CHARGE CARRIER TRANSFER; OPTIMIZED REACTION CONDITIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE DECAY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUENCHING; SACRIFICIAL ELECTRON DONORS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 85032647154     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b08290     Document Type: Article

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