Solar-hydrogen: Environmentally safe fuel for the future

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 521-544

  Nowotny, J ^a   Sorrell, C C ^a   Sheppard, L R ^a   Bak, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Hydrogen; Photo electrode; Solar energy; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; FERMI LEVEL; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PLANCK CONSTANT; SOLAR-HYDROGEN ENERGY; WORK FUNCTIONS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 13544268343     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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