Photochemical charge separation in nanocrystal photocatalyst films: Insights from surface photovoltage spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 782-786

  Zhao, Jing ^a   Osterloh, Frank E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fermi level; Kelvin probe; metal semiconductor junction; nanocrystal films; photocatalysis; surface photovoltage spectroscopy; water splitting

Indexed keywords

KELVIN PROBE; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPY; WATER SPLITTING;

FERMI LEVEL; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PROBES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84897585564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500136h     Document Type: Article

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