Surface passivation of TiO2 nanowires using a facile precursor-treatment approach for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 27, 2014, Pages 15086-15094

  Pu, Ying Chih ^a,b   Ling, Yichuan ^b   Chang, Kao Der ^c   Liu, Chia Ming ^d   Zhang, Jin Z ^b   Hsu, Yung Jung ^a   Li, Yat ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; NANOWIRES; OXIDATION; OXIDE MINERALS; SOLAR CELLS; WATER TREATMENT;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POSTANNEALING PROCESS; WHITE-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84904314593     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5041019     Document Type: Article

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