Enhancement of photoelectrochemical activity of nanocrystalline CdS photoanode by surface modification with TiO 2 for hydrogen production and electricity generation

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 756-763

  Zhong, Min ^a,b   Shi, Jingying ^a   Xiong, Fengqiang ^a,b   Zhang, Wenhua ^a   Li, Can ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production and electricity generation; Nanocrystalline CdS film; Photoelectrochemical cells; Surface modification; TiO 2 coating layer

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS TIO; CDS; CDS FILMS; CELL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; GLASS SUBSTRATES; INTERFACIAL CHARGE; MAXIMUM POWER; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; TIO;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; POWER QUALITY; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

CADMIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 84855792205     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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