Photoelectrochemical processes at n-GaAs(100)/aqueous HCl electrolyte interface: A synchrotron photoemission spectroscopy study of emersed electrodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 12774-12781

  Lebedev, Mikhail V ^a   Calvet, Wolfram ^b   Mayer, Thomas ^b   Jaegermann, Wolfram ^b  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

ANODIC DECOMPOSITION; CORE-LEVEL SPECTRA; HIGH-RESOLUTION SYNCHROTRON PHOTOEMISSION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SPECIFIC ADSORPTION; SYNCHROTRON PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; VALENCE BAND SPECTRA;

GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

EID: 84903131323     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500564c     Document Type: Article

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