Enhanced water splitting efficiency through selective surface state removal

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1522-1526

  Zandi, Omid ^a   Hamann, Thomas W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic layer deposition; photocatalysis; solar water splitting

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; HEMATITE; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE STATES; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

FERMI LEVEL PINNING; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE TREATMENTS; REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; SELECTIVE SURFACE; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; THIN-FILM ELECTRODE; WATER OXIDATION CATALYSTS;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84899810440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500535a     Document Type: Article

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