Unveiling two electron-transport modes in oxygen-deficient TiO2 nanowires and their influence on photoelectrochemical operation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 2890-2896

  Chen, Haining ^a   Wei, Zhanhua ^a   Yan, Keyou ^a   Bai, Yang ^a   Yang, Shihe ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

oxygen deficient; photoelectrochemical water splitting; trap free electron transport

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES; OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INTENSITY-MODULATED; OXYGEN-DEFICIENT; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; TIO;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84906495629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5014505     Document Type: Article

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