Photoresponse and stability improvement of ZnO nanorod array thin film as a single layer of photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 15538-15547

  Hsu, Chih Hsiung ^a   Chen, Dong Hwang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Al doping; Hydrogen treatment; Photoelectrochemical; Photoelectrode; Water splitting; ZnO nanorod array thin film

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPING; HYDROGEN TREATMENT; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRODE; WATER SPLITTING; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS; HYDROGEN TREATMENTS;

ALUMINUM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; NANORODS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 80054844268     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.046     Document Type: Article

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