A facile way to synthesize Er2O3@ZnO core-shell nanorods for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Inorganic Chemistry Communications

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-119

  Ye, Kai Hang ^a   Wang, Ji Yu ^a   Li, Nan ^a   Liu, Zhao Qing ^a   Guo, Shi Heng ^a   Guo, Yun Ping ^a   Su, Yu Zhi ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell; Photoelectrochemical water splitting; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901019848     PISSN: 13877003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2014.04.018     Document Type: Article

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