Nanostructured ZnO for photoelectrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen: Swift heavy ion irradiation vis-à-vis dye-sensitisation

International Journal of Nanoparticles

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 248-267

  Shrivastav, Rohit ^a   Gupta, Monika ^a   Sharma, Vidhika ^a   Kumar, Pushpendra ^a   Shrivastava, Jaya ^a   Solanki, Anjana ^a   Satsangi, Vibha R ^a   Dass, Sahab ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Nanomaterial; PEC; Photoelectrochemical; Solar hydrogen; Water splitting; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958017208     PISSN: 17532507     EISSN: 17532515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNP.2011.040512     Document Type: Article

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