Directed electrochemical synthesis of ZnO/PDMcT core/shell nanorod arrays with enhanced photoelectrochemical properties

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 15019-15026

  Su, Yu Zhi ^a   Xiao, Kang ^a   Liao, Zhi Jian ^a   Zhong, Yu Hang ^a   Li, Nan ^a   Chen, Yi Bo ^a   Liu, Zhao Qing ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; Electrodeposition; Nanorod arrays; ZnO PDMcT

Indexed keywords

2 ,5-DIMERCAPTO-1 ,3 ,4-THIADIAZOLE; CORE/SHELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; NANO-ROD ARRAYS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ZNO;

ELECTRODEPOSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTRONS; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NANORODS;

EID: 84887040324     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.090     Document Type: Article

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