Heterojunction Design between WSe2 Nanosheets and TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussions
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Chemicals
3.2. Sample Preparation
3.3. Sample Characterization
3.4. Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Guo, X.; Liu, X.; Shan, J.; Zhao, G.; Liu, S. Heterojunction Design between WSe2 Nanosheets and TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1668. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121668
Guo X, Liu X, Shan J, Zhao G, Liu S. Heterojunction Design between WSe2 Nanosheets and TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. Catalysts. 2022; 12(12):1668. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121668
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Xu, Xing Liu, Jing Shan, Guangtao Zhao, and Shengzhong (Frank) Liu. 2022. "Heterojunction Design between WSe2 Nanosheets and TiO2 for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation" Catalysts 12, no. 12: 1668. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121668