Fabrication of large area nanorod like structured CdS photoanode for solar H2 generation using spray pyrolysis technique

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-44

  Pareek, Alka ^a   Dom, Rekha ^a   Borse, Pramod H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

Author keywords

Large area; Nanostructure; Photoelectrochemical hydrogen; Solar energy; Solar to hydrogen; Spray pyrolysis film deposition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; AG/AGCL; CDS; CDS FILMS; FILM DEPOSITION; FILM PROPERTIES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; LARGE AREA; NANOSTRUCTURED MORPHOLOGY; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SACRIFICIAL REAGENT; SCALING-UP; SOLAR SIMULATOR; SOLAR-TO-HYDROGEN; SOLAR-TO-HYDROGEN CONVERSIONS; SPACE GROUPS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR ENERGY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THICK FILMS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84871955643     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.057     Document Type: Article

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