Photocatalytic current doubling-induced generation of uniform selenium and cadmium selenide quantum dots on titanium(IV) oxide

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 8917-8924

  Fujishima, Musashi ^a   Tanaka, Kentaro ^a   Sakami, Naoki ^a   Wada, Masataka ^a   Morii, Katsuyuki ^b   Hattori, Takanori ^b   Sumida, Yasutaka ^b   Tada, Hiroaki ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; IRRADIATION; METHANOL; SELENIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CADMIUM SELENIDES; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; METHANOL SOLUTION; NANO-CRYSTALLINE FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REACTION MECHANISM; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84899833144     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410794j     Document Type: Article

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