Fabrication of nanostructured α-Fe2O3 films for solar-driven hydrogen generation using hybrid heating

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 11-20

  Vaidhyanathan, Bala ^a   Saremi Yarahmadi, Sina ^a   Wijayantha, K G Upul ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

CONVENTIONAL ANNEALING; CRYSTALLINE NATURE; HEMATITE STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; TIME-TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

HEMATITE;

EID: 82355172746     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118095362.ch2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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