Visible light photoelectrochemical and water-photoelectrolysis properties of titania nanotube arrays

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-15

  Paulose, Maggie ^a   Mor, Gopal K ^a   Varghese, Oomman K ^a   Shankar, Karthik ^a   Grimes, Craig A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Nanotube; Nanotube array; Photoelectrolysis; Photolysis; Titania

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344479015     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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