C@SiNW/TiO2 core-shell nanoarrays with sandwiched carbon passivation layer as high efficiency photoelectrode for water splitting

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Devarapalli, Rami Reddy ^a,b   Debgupta, Joyashish ^a   Pillai, Vijayamohanan K ^a,b,c   Shelke, Manjusha V ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

^c CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 84900991754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04897     Document Type: Article

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