Visible light photoelectrochemical properties of β-Bi 2 O 3 nanoporous films: A study of the dependence on thermal treatment and film thickness

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 282, Issue , 2013, Pages 538-543

  Yang, Xin ^a,b   Lian, Xiaojuan ^a,b   Liu, Shangjun ^a   Jiang, Chunping ^a   Tian, Jing ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Chen, Jinwei ^a   Wang, Ruilin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

AFM; IPCE; Nanoporous; Photoelectrochemical

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FILM GROWTH; PHASE STRUCTURE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; IPCE; NANO-POROUS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84880950799     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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