A cuprous oxide–reduced graphene oxide (Cu2O–rGO) composite photocatalyst for hydrogen generation : employing rGO as an electron acceptor to enhance the photocatalytic activity and stability of Cu2O

• Main Authors: Tran, Phong D., Batabyal, Sudip Kumar, Pramana, Stevin S., Barber, James, Wong, Lydia Helena, Loo, Say Chye Joachim
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97438; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10732
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Photocorrosion, that causes rapid deactivation of Cu2O photocatalysts, was addressed by incorporating this oxide in a composite with reduced graphene oxide which acts as an electron acceptor to extract photogenerated electrons from Cu2O. Cu2O–rGO composite engineering also allows enhancing significa...