Solar-powered potentially induced TiO2, ZnO and SnO2-catalyzed iodine generation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 900-906

  Karunakaran, C ^a   Anilkumar, P ^a   Manikandan, G ^a   Gomathisankar, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Iodide ion; Photoelectrocatalysis; Semiconductor; Sunlight

Indexed keywords

ANODIC BIAS; CATHODIC BIAS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CRYSTAL PROPERTIES; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IODIDE ION; KI SOLUTION; NATURAL SUNLIGHT; OXIDE MIXTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYSIS; POWDER XRD; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SOLAR-POWERED; TIO; UV-VISIBLE; ZNO; ZNO AND SNO; ZNO-TIO;

DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IODINE; IONS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 77949654402     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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