Photoelectrochemical water splitting at nanostructured α-Fe 2O3 electrodes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 13989-13997

  Rahman, Gul ^a,b   Joo, Oh Shim ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Annealing temperature; Electrodeposition; Hematite thin film; Onset potential; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CONDUCTIVE PLANE; CURRENT-POTENTIAL; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; LIGHT-HARVESTING; NANO-STRUCTURED; ONSET POTENTIAL; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTON CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; POST-ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; PREFERENTIAL GROWTH; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; SEM ANALYSIS; WATER PHOTOOXIDATION; WATER SPLITTING;

ANNEALING; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; FILM GROWTH; HEMATITE; HYDROGEN; PHOTOOXIDATION; THIN FILMS; TIN;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84866100867     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.037     Document Type: Article

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