TiO2-polyheptazine hybrid photoanodes: Effect of cocatalysts and external bias on visible light-driven water splitting

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 411-417

  Bledowski, Michal ^a   Wang, Lidong ^a   Ramakrishnan, Ayyappan ^a   Beranek, Radim ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO CATALYSTS; COCATALYST; COLLOIDAL DEPOSITION; DIOXYGENS; ELECTRIC BIAS; KEY FACTORS; LOW BIAS; METAL OXIDES; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PH ELECTRODE; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOASSISTED DEPOSITION; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; TIO; WATER SPLITTING;

DEPOSITS; IRIDIUM; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873318337     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.297     Document Type: Article

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