Issue 2, 2011
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Microwave-activated CuO nanotip/ZnO nanorod nanoarchitectures for efficient hydrogen production†

Yan-Gu Lin,a   Yu-Kuei Hsu,b   San-Yuan Chen,a   Li-Chyong Chen*c  and  Kuei-Hsien Chen*bc  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

b Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: chenkh@pub.iams.sinica.edu.tw
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c Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
E-mail: chenlc@ntu.edu.tw

Abstract

Microwave treatment of CuO nanotip/ZnO nanorod catalyst precursors has been demonstrated to remarkably enhance their activity in methanol reforming reactions. Studies using XRD, Raman, XPS, XAS, and HRTEM analyses conclude that comparative to conventional heating, microwave treatment significantly enhances the activity and stability of the catalysts, which might be attributed to defect and microstrain formation and strong metal support interaction at the Cu/ZnO interface.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0JM03022H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Sep 2010
Accepted
04 Nov 2010
First published
22 Nov 2010

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 324-326

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Microwave-activated CuO nanotip/ZnO nanorod nanoarchitectures for efficient hydrogen production

Y. Lin, Y. Hsu, S. Chen, L. Chen and K. Chen, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 324 DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03022H

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