Layered tantalum oxynitride nanorod array carpets for efficient photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy: Experimental and DFT insights

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4609-4615

  Allam, Nageh K ^a   Shaheen, Basamat S ^a   Hafez, Ahmed M ^a  

^a The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

DFT; effective mass; hydrogen; nanorods; oxynitride; solar

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; MULTILAYER FILMS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TANTALUM OXIDES;

DFT; EFFECTIVE MASS; ELECTRON EFFECTIVE MASS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MORPHOLOGIES; OXYNITRIDES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; PHOTON CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR;

NANORODS;

EID: 84898403154     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500286n     Document Type: Article

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