Toward efficient solar water splitting over hematite photoelectrodes

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-46

  Shen, Shaohua ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METAL IONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CHARGE CARRIER TRANSFER; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; INTERFACE MODIFICATION; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; PHOTO-ELECTRODES;

HEMATITE;

EID: 84896451728     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.310     Document Type: Review

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