Solution-grown 3D Cu2O networks for efficient solar water splitting

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 20, 2014, Pages

  Kargar, Alireza ^a   Seena Partokia, Soheil ^a   Tong Niu, Mu ^b   Allameh, Paniz ^a   Yang, Muchuan ^a   May, Salomón ^a   Cheung, Justin S ^a   Sun, Ke ^a   Xu, Ke ^b   Wang, Deli ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D networks; hydrogen production; solar water splitting; solution growth

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATHODES;

3D NETWORKS; CUPROUS OXIDE; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; SOLUTION GROWTH; SPECTRAL PHOTORESPONSE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84899785971     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/20/205401     Document Type: Article

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