Photoelectrochemical activity of NiWO4/WO3 heterojunction photoanode under visible light irradiation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-198

  Zhu, Jing ^a   Li, Wenzhang ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Li, Yaomin ^a   Hu, Haishi ^a   Yang, Yahui ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heterojunction; Nickel tungstate; Photoanode; Photoelectrochemical; Tungsten oxide

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NICKEL; PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICES; PHOTOELECTRONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84884667623     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.146     Document Type: Article

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