Co-catalyst Ni3N supported Al-doped SrTiO3: Synthesis and application to hydrogen evolution from photocatalytic water splitting
- Corresponding author: Yingpeng XIE, ypxie@syuct.edu.cn
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Xi YANG, Chunxiang CHANG, Yingpeng XIE, Yang LI, Yuhui CHEN, Borao WANG, Ludong YI, Zhonghao HAN. Co-catalyst Ni3N supported Al-doped SrTiO3: Synthesis and application to hydrogen evolution from photocatalytic water splitting[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2025, 41(3): 440-452.
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10.11862/CJIC.20240371
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Inset: equivalent circuit in b and schematic setup for the SPV measurements in c.