Photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic properties of p-n Cu2O homojunction films and their photocatalytic performance

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4619-4624

  Jiang, Tengfei ^a   Xie, Tengfeng ^a   Yang, Wanshi ^a   Chen, Liping ^a   Fan, Haimei ^a   Wang, Dejun ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; LIGHT-HARVESTING SYSTEMS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGES;

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; SEPARATION;

COPPER;

EID: 84874882081     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311532s     Document Type: Article

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