Nanostructured bilayered thin films in photoelectrochemical water splitting - A review

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 18713-18730

  Choudhary, Surbhi ^a   Upadhyay, Sumant ^a   Kumar, Pushpendra ^a   Singh, Nirupama ^a   Satsangi, Vibha R ^a   Shrivastav, Rohit ^a   Dass, Sahab ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Heterojunction; Heterostructures; Lattice mismatch; Photoelectrochemical

Indexed keywords

BASIC PRINCIPLES; EFFECTIVE TOOL; ELECTRONIC BAND; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED-BILAYERED THIN FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTORESPONSES; REDOX POTENTIALS; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; VISIBLE RANGE; WATER SPLITTING;

ECONOMICS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LATTICE MISMATCH; REDOX REACTIONS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84869858473     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.028     Document Type: Review

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