Transformation of Cuprous Oxide into Hollow Copper Sulfide Cubes for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 122, Issue 25, 2018, Pages 14072-14081

  Toe, Cui Ying ^a   Zheng, Zhaoke ^b   Wu, Hao ^a   Scott, Jason ^a   Amal, Rose ^a   Ng, Yun Hau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; COPPER OXIDES; DEFECTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SINTERING;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHEMICAL DISSOLUTION; CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STABILITY; TRANSFORMATION REACTIONS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85046443506     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b01169     Document Type: Article

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