G-C3N4/NiAl-LDH 2D/2D Hybrid Heterojunction for High-Performance Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into Renewable Fuels

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 2667-2678

  Tonda, Surendar ^a   Kumar, Santosh ^b   Bhardwaj, Monika ^a   Yadav, Poonam ^c   Ogale, Satishchandra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

CO2 reduction; g C3N4; Layered double hydroxide; nanocomposite; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

CO2 REDUCTION; G-C3N4; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 85041104541     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18835     Document Type: Article

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