Electrical and photoelectrochemical properties of WO3/Si tandem photoelectrodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 6949-6957

  Coridan, Robert H ^a   Shaner, Matthew ^a   Wiggenhorn, Craig ^a   Brunschwig, Bruce S ^a   Lewis, Nathan S ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC AQUEOUS CONDITIONS; ANODIC PHOTOCURRENTS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE (FTO); LOW-BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SCHOTTKY JUNCTIONS; TIN DOPED INDIUM OXIDE;

DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FILM PREPARATION; ITO GLASS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OHMIC CONTACTS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 84876273723     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311947x     Document Type: Article

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