Study on copper oxide stability in photoelectrochemical cell composed of nanostructured TiO2 and CuxO electrodes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 363-371

  Juodkazyte, J ^a   Sebeka B ^a   Savickaja, I ^a   Jagminas, A ^a   Jasulaitiene, V ^a   Selskis, A ^a   Kovger, J ^a   Mack, P ^b  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper oxide; Nanostructure; Photocorrosion; Photoelectrochemical cell; Titania

Indexed keywords

COPPER OXIDES; ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATHODIC REACTIONS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED TIO; PHOTOCORROSION; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; STRUCTURAL FACTOR; TITANIA;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE; COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 84903643208     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.05.140     Document Type: Article

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