Enhanced photoelectrochemical response of reduced-graphene oxide/Zn 1-xAgxO nanocomposite in visible-light region

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 11027-11034

  Upadhyay, Sumant ^a   Bagheri, Samira ^a   Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ag doping; Graphene oxide; Nanocomposite; Photoelectrochemical water splitting

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHENE; SILVER; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

AG-DOPING; ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTRONIC AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84903274446     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.094     Document Type: Article

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