Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of Ti-doped hematite thin films prepared by the sol-gel method

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2307-2311

  Lian, Xiaojuan ^a   Yang, Xin ^a   Liu, Shangjun ^a   Xu, Ying ^a   Jiang, Chunping ^a   Chen, Jinwei ^a   Wang, Ruilin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hematite; IPCE; Sol gel; Thin films; Ti doped; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

ANODES; FILM PREPARATION; HEMATITE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SPECTROMETERS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; EXCITED ELECTRONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IPCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; TI DOPED; WATER SPLITTING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84855540279     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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