Photocatalytic production of hydrogen from electrodeposited p - Cu2 O film and sacrificial electron donors

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4661-4669

  Somasundaram, Sashikala ^a   Raman Nair Chenthamarakshan, C ^a   de Tacconi, Norma R ^a   Rajeshwar, Krishnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; Electron transfer kinetics; Oxide semiconductor; Photoelectrochemistry; Water photosplitting

Indexed keywords

COPPER OXIDES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATHODES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRON DONORS; HYDROQUINONE; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACE; PHOTOSPLITTING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 36549008552     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.06.028     Document Type: Article

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