Fe(III) doped and grafted PbTiO3 film photocathode with enhanced photoactivity for hydrogen production

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Hu, Yuxiang ^a   Dong, Wen ^a   Zheng, Fengang ^a   Fang, Liang ^a   Shen, Mingrong ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCATHODES; QUARTZ;

FE IONS(III); FILM SURFACES; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; QUARTZ SUBSTRATE; REFERENCE ELECTRODES; VISIBLE LIGHT; XE LAMP;

SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EID: 84907337171     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4894097     Document Type: Article

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