ZnS/ZnO heterojunction as photoelectrode: Type II band alignment towards enhanced photoelectrochemical performance

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 13097-13103

  Guo, Penghui ^a   Jiang, Jiangang ^a   Shen, Shaohua ^a   Guo, Liejin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron injection; PEC; ZnS ZnO heterojunction

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND OFFSET; ENERGY BARRIER HEIGHT; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; PEC; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; TYPE II BAND ALIGNMENTS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON INJECTION; NANORODS; ZINC SULFIDE;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84883785757     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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