Photo-electrochemical properties of nanostructured WO3 prepared with different organic dispersing agents

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 788-796

  Meda, Laura ^a   Tozzola, Gabriella ^a   Tacca, Alessandra ^a   Marra, Gianluigi ^a   Caramori, Stefano ^b   Cristino, Vito ^b   Alberto Bignozzi, Carlo ^b  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrochemical characterization; Nanostructures; Photo electrochemistry; Tungsten oxide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ROUTES; CRYSTAL SIZE; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CURRENT VOLTAGE; DISPERSING AGENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; EXTERNAL VOLTAGES; NANO-STRUCTURED; OXIDE MATERIALS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PLATEAU CURRENT; SEM; SOLAR IRRADIATION; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; WATER SPLITTING; WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR; XRD;

CALCINATION; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; IRRADIATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDES; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 77949657856     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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