Multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified ZnO nanorods: A photoanode for photoelectrochemical cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 143, Issue , 2014, Pages 188-195

  Wei, Yuefan ^a   Du, Hejun ^a   Kong, Junhua ^b   Lu, Xuehong ^b   Ke, Lin ^c   Sun, Xiao Wei ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Multi walled carbon nanotubes; PEC; Photoanode; photoelectrochemical cell; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRANSPORT; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANORODS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PEC; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SUSPENSION CONCENTRATIONS; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD;

ZINC OXIDE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 84907344359     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.08.026     Document Type: Article

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