Influence of plasmonic Au nanoparticles on the photoactivity of Fe 2O3 electrodes for water splitting

Nano Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-43

  Thimsen, Elijah ^a   Le Formal, Florian ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a   Warren, Scott C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Au nanoparticles; Fame aerosol reactor; Fe2O3; Hematite; Hydrogen; Iron oxide; Photoelectrochemical water splitting; Solar energy; Spray pyrolysis; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; FAME AEROSOL REACTOR; FE2O3; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SURFACE PLASMON;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; GOLD; HEMATITE; HYDROGEN; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

EID: 79951536761     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl1022354     Document Type: Article

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