Enhanced solar photoelectrochemical conversion efficiency of ZnO:Cu electrodes for water-splitting application

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Dom, Rekha ^a   Baby, Lijin Rose ^a   Kim, Hyun Gyu ^b   Borse, Pramod H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR ENERGY; SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

CONCENTRATION RANGES; CU ELECTRODE; CU-DOPING; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; SIMPLE++; SPRAY PYROLYSIS DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; WATER SPLITTING;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84885449868     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/928321     Document Type: Article

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