Bi2WO6 quantum dots decorated reduced graphene oxide: Improved charge separation and enhanced photoconversion efficiency

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 9113-9120

  Sun, Songmei ^a   Wang, Wenzhong ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

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Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; ELECTRON LIFETIME; ENVIRONMENTAL PURIFICATIONS; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GRAPHENE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; PURIFICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SEPARATION;

EID: 84877714653     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4004592     Document Type: Article

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