Shape effect and shape control of polycrystalline semiconductor electrodes for use in photoelectrochemical cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2244-2250

  Choi, Kyoung Shin ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; ELECTRODE MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLY-CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTORS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODE; SHAPE CONTROL; SHAPE EFFECT;

AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 77955383465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100629n     Document Type: Article

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