Synthesis, characterization and photoelectrochemical properties of polyindole-CdTe hybrid material

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 275-281

  Osial, Magdalena ^a   Widera, Justyna ^b   Jackowska, Krystyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CdS formation; CdTe; CdTe PIN hybrid electrode; Photostability in polysulphide; Polyindole

Indexed keywords

CDS; CDTE; HYBRID ELECTRODES; POLYINDOLES; POLYSULPHIDES;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; HYBRID MATERIALS; POLYSULFIDES; RAMAN SCATTERING; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84897593636     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.119     Document Type: Article

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