Photo-electrochemical water splitting system with three-layer n-type organic semiconductor film as photoanode under visible irradiation

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1953-1958

  Liu, Guilin ^a,b,c,d   Chen, Chuncheng ^a,b,c   Ji, Hongwei ^a,b,c   Ma, Wanhong ^a,b,c   Zhao, Jincai ^a,b,c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Organic semiconductor; Photocatalyst; Photoelectrochemical; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATION MECHANISM; N-TYPE ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; THREE-LAYER; THREE-LAYER STRUCTURES; VISIBLE IRRADIATION; VISIBLE LIGHT; WATER SPLITTING; WATER SPLITTING SYSTEM;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84866054786     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-011-4469-6     Document Type: Article

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