Photoactivated reaction of water with silicon nanoparticles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 8504-8510

  Bahruji, Hasliza ^a   Bowker, Michael ^a   Davies, Philip R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Nano silicon; Photo oxidation; Photocatalysis; Silica; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS GELS; BAND GAPS; FTIR; NANO PARTICULATES; NANO-SILICON; OUTER LAYER; OXIDE THICKNESS; PHOTO-ACTIVATED; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SILICIC ACIDS; SILICON NANOPARTICLES; SILICON SURFACES; TIO; UV LIGHT; WATER SPLITTING; XPS;

DISSOLUTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; SURFACE DEFECTS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 70349451547     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.08.039     Document Type: Article

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