Comparison between the quantum yields of compact and porous WO3 photoanodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 14947-14957

  Reyes Gil, Karla R ^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

AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE; MINORITY-CARRIER COLLECTION; MORPHOLOGICAL CONTROL; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; SPECTRAL RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES;

QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 84880819930     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4025624     Document Type: Article

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