Stabilization of Si photoanodes in aqueous electrolytes through surface alkylation

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 102, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 4058-4060

  Bansal, Ashish ^a   Lewis, Nathan S ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0001767750     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp980679h     Document Type: Article

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30. -2. Still further improvements in surface stability are required before a practical system for this specific application can be envisioned.