Electrochemical synthesis of ZnO/CdTe core-shell nanotube arrays for enhanced photoelectrochemical properties

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 268-273

  Liu, Zhao Qing ^a   Xie, Xi Hong ^a   Xu, Qi Zhi ^a   Guo, Shi Heng ^a   Li, Nan ^a   Chen, Yi Bo ^a   Su, Yu Zhi ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; Electrodeposition; Nanotube arra; ZnO CdTe

Indexed keywords

CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD ARRAYS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; LOADING; NANORODS; REDUCTION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); ZINC OXIDE;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84876011411     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.050     Document Type: Article

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