CdSe quantum dot-sensitized Au/TiO2 hybrid mesoporous films and their enhanced photoelectrochemical performance

Nano Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-258

  Liu, Liping ^a,b   Wang, Gongming ^b   Li, Yat ^b   Li, Yadong ^a   Zhang, Jin Z ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticles; Light scattering; Photoelectrochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952184821     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-0076-7     Document Type: Article

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