A novel method to synthesize highly photoactive Cu2O microcrystalline films for use in photoelectrochemical cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 480-486

  Li, Changli ^a   Li, Yanbo ^a   Delaunay, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cu vacancies; Cu2O microcrystalline film; photoactivity; photoelectrochemical cell

Indexed keywords

ANNEALED SAMPLES; ANNEALING PROCESS; ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; MICROCRYSTALLINE FILMS; OUTWARD DIFFUSION; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POROUS STRUCTURES;

ANNEALING; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METAL CLADDING; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

COPPER;

EID: 84892392825     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am404527q     Document Type: Article

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