Photoelectrochemical property of the BiOBr-BiOI/ZnO heterostructures with tunable bandgap

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1743-1750

  Yu, Yu Xiang ^a   Ouyang, Wei Xin ^a   Zhang, Wei De ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bismuth oxyhalides; Heterojunction; Nanowire arrays; Photoelectrochemical property; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; NANOWIRES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

BISMUTH OXYHALIDES; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; UV-VISIBLE ABSORPTION; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84901405478     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2402-6     Document Type: Article

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