Physical and photoelectrochemical studies for hydrogen photo-evolution over the spinel ZnCr2O4

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4963-4967

  Boumaza, S ^a,b   Bouguelia, A ^a   Bouarab, R ^a   Trari, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE EN ANALYSES PHYSICO CHIMIQUES CRAPC   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Photoelectrochemical; Spinel; ZnCr2O4

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURFACES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPETITIVE REDUCTION; CORROSION POTENTIALS; END-PRODUCT; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; HOMOGENEOUS POWDERS; ONSET POTENTIAL; P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SELF-DRIVEN; SPINEL; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; ZNCR2O4;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 66949132996     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.11.059     Document Type: Article

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