Application of WO3 thin films for enhancement of photolysis in AgCl

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1885-1895

  Gavrilyuk, A I ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

AgCl; Hydrogen; Photochromism; Silver nanoparticles; WO3

Indexed keywords

AGCL; ATOMIC HYDROGEN; DOUBLE LAYERS; HALIDE SURFACES; HYDROGEN ATOMS; HYDROGEN DONOR; OXIDE SURFACE; SILVER CLUSTER; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; TWO STAGE; WO3;

ATOMS; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCHROMISM; PHOTOLYSIS;

SILVER;

EID: 68349148213     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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