Beneficial effect of Nb doping on the photoelectrochemical properties of TiO2 and TiO2-polyheptazine hybrids

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-53

  Mei, Bastian ^a   Byford, Harriet ^a   Bledowski, Michal ^a   Wang, Lidong ^a   Strunk, Jennifer ^a   Muhler, Martin ^a   Beranek, Radim ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doping; Hybrid materials; Titanium dioxide; Visible light; Water photooxidation; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON COLLECTORS; IRRADIATION WAVELENGTH; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; VISIBLE LIGHT; WATER PHOTO OXIDATIONS; WATER SPLITTING;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; HYBRID MATERIALS; PHOTOOXIDATION; SPRAY DRYING;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84878870341     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.024     Document Type: Article

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