Graphene/silicon photoelectrode with high and stable photoelectrochemical response in aqueous solution

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 7714-7718

  Wu, Kedi ^a   Quan, Wenying ^a   Yu, Hongtao ^a   Zhao, Huimin ^a   Chen, Shuo ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anneal; Graphene; Interface; Photoelectrochemical Stability; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; GRAPHENE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SILICON; SOLAR ENERGY;

ANNEALING PROCESS; KEY PROCESS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CAPABILITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRODE; PHOTORESPONSES; SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS;

SOLUTIONS;

EID: 79957481739     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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