Morphologically different WO 3 nanocrystals in photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Biswas, Soumya Kanti ^a   Baeg, Jin Ook ^a   Moon, Sang Jin ^a   Kong, Ki Jeong ^a   So, Won Wook ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal conditions; Nanorod and nanoplate morphologies; Photoelectrochemical water oxidation; Structure directing agents; WO 3 nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; HEXAGONAL WO; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; META-TUNGSTATE; NANOPLATES; NANOSCALE DIMENSIONS; ORTHORHOMBIC PHASE; OXALIC ACID; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION; REACTION MEDIUM; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS; SYNTHESIZED MATERIALS; SYNTHESIZED POWDER; TARTARIC ACIDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARACTERIZATION; CITRIC ACID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDRATES; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

NANOCRYSTALS;

AMMONIUM METATUNGSTATE; CITRIC ACID; NANOCRYSTAL; OXALIC ACID; TARTARIC ACID; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84855755402     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0667-6     Document Type: Article

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