Copper oxide nanoparticle made by flame spray pyrolysis for photoelectrochemical water splitting - Part II. Photoelectrochemical study

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 15519-15526

  Chiang, Chia Ying ^a   Aroh, Kosi ^a   Franson, Nicholas ^a   Satsangi, Vibha Rani ^b   Dass, Sahab ^b   Ehrman, Sheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Copper oxide; Flame spray pyrolysis; Hydrogen; Photoelectrochemical; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; APPLIED VOLTAGES; BAND GAPS; CONDUCTION BAND LEVELS; COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; FLAME SPRAY PYROLYSIS; FLAT BAND; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MOTT-SCHOTTKY PLOTS; P TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PROCESSING METHOD; SCALABLE METHODS; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; VALENCE BAND EDGES; WATER SPLITTING; FLAT-BAND POTENTIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; FLAME SPRAYING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATHODES; SCALABILITY; SINTERING; SPRAY GUNS; SUBSTRATES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SILVER;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

EID: 80054845113     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.041     Document Type: Article

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