Single crystalline hematite films for solar water splitting: Ti-doping and thickness effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3007-3014

  Rioult, Maxime ^a   Magnan, Hélène ^a   Stanescu, Dana ^a   Barbier, Antoine ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

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EID: 84894057051     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500290j     Document Type: Article

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