A noble-metal-free hydrogen evolution catalyst grafted to visible light-absorbing semiconductors

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 568-572

  Moore, Gary F ^a   Sharp, Ian D ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial photosynthesis; interfaces; semiconductor; solar fuels; surface

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ATTACHMENT POINTS; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL MIMICS; GRAZING ANGLES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGENASES; IMMOBILIZATION CHEMISTRY; LIGHT ABSORBERS; MOLECULAR LINKERS; NI COMPLEXES; SILICON SURFACES; SOLAR FUELS; VIBRATIONAL MODES;

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NICKEL; OLEFINS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIOUS METALS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SURFACES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84874165017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400028z     Document Type: Article

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