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

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

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...

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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
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary: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 significantly photocatalytic activities of Cu2O for H2 generation.

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