Efficiency of solar water splitting using semiconductor electrodes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1999-2017

  Murphy, A B ^a   Barnes, P R F ^a   Randeniya, L K ^a   Plumb, I C ^a   Grey, I E ^a   Horne, M D ^a   Glasscock, J A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrogen generation; Photocatalysis; Photoelectrochemistry; Photoelectrolysis; Semiconducting materials; Solar energy; Solar spectrum; Spectral irradiance; Titanium dioxide; Xenon lamp

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROGEN GENERATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; XENON LAMP;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 33746898129     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

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