CdS nanoparticles sensitization of Al-doped ZnO nanorod array thin film with hydrogen treatment as an ITO/FTO-free photoanode for solar water splitting

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Hsu, Chih Hsiung ^a   Chen, Dong Hwang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Al doped ZnO nanorod thin film; CdS nanoparticles; Hydrogen treatment; ITO FTO free; Photoelectrode; Solar water splitting

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CDS NANOPARTICLES; HYDROGEN; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; OPTICAL FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIN OXIDES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES; WATER ABSORPTION; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

AL-DOPED ZNO; HYDROGEN TREATMENTS; ITO/FTO-FREE; PHOTOELECTRODE; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84871007900     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-593     Document Type: Article

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