Photoelectrochemical activity on Ga-polar and N-polar GaN surfaces for energy conversion

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lin, Yan Gu ^a,b,c   Hsu, Yu Kuei ^d   Basilio, Antonio M ^a,b,e   Chen, Yit Tsong ^a,b   Chen, Kuei Hsien ^a,b   Chen, Li Chyong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; GALLIUM NITRIDE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

FLAT-BAND POTENTIALS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTROLYSIS; SCHOTTKY ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHOTOCHEMISTRY; APPLIED VOLTAGES;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84892667253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.000A21     Document Type: Article

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