Stabilizing small molecules on metal oxide surfaces using atomic layer deposition

Nano Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4802-4809

  Hanson, Kenneth ^a   Losego, Mark D ^b   Kalanyan, Berç ^b   Parsons, Gregory N ^b   Meyer, Thomas J ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic layer deposition; Dye sensitized; electron transfer; photoelectrochemical cell; stability; water splitting

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ATOMS; CHROMOPHORES; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; EXCITED STATES; METALS; MOLECULES; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE INTERFACES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RATE CONSTANTS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BACK ELECTRON TRANSFER; COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; DESORPTION RATE CONSTANTS; DYE SENSITIZED; ELECTRON TRANSFER; METAL OXIDE INTERFACE; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2; WATER SPLITTING;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM; WATER;

EID: 84885466642     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl402416s     Document Type: Article

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