Thermally oxidized iron oxide nanoarchitectures for hydrogen production by solar-induced water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 8102-8109

  Vincent, Tracey ^a   Gross, Moran ^a   Dotan, Hen ^a   Rothschild, Avner ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fe 2O 3; Hematite; Iron oxide; Nanowires; Oxidation; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; COMMON MATERIALS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; IRON FOILS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOARCHITECTURES; OXIDATION PROCESS; OXIDE ELECTRODES; OXIDE LAYER; OXIDE THICKNESS; OXYGEN-RICH ATMOSPHERES; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; THERMAL OXIDATION; THERMALLY OXIDIZED; WATER SPLITTING;

HEMATITE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84860271380     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.08.088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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