Local spatial charge separation and proton activation induced by surface hydroxylation promoting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of polymeric carbon nitride

Nano Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2018, Pages 383-392

  Yu, Shixin ^a   Li, Jieyuan ^b   Zhang, Yihe ^a   Li, Min ^a   Dong, Fan ^c   Zhang, Tierui ^d   Huang, Hongwei ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride; Local spatial charge separation; Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; Proton activation; Surface hydroxylation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; HYDROXYLATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITRIDES; POLARIZATION; POLYMERS; SALTS; SEPARATION;

CARRIER MIGRATION; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC H2 EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; POST-HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; SURFACE HYDROXYLATIONS; SURFACE POLARIZATIONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 85047605273     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.05.053     Document Type: Article

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