Efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production from bismuth vanadate-decorated tungsten trioxide helix nanostructures

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Shi, Xinjian ^a   Choi, Il Yong ^b   Zhang, Kan ^a   Kwon, Jeong ^a   Kim, Dong Yeong ^b   Lee, Ja Kyung ^b   Oh, Sang Ho ^b   Kim, Jong Kyu ^b   Park, Jong Hyeok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; ELECTROLYTE; HYDROGEN; NANOMATERIAL; TIN OXIDE; TUNGSTEN; VANADIC ACID; WATER;

BISMUTH; CATALYSIS; COATING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SIMULATION; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE AREA; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GAS EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OXIDATION; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PH; PH ELECTRODE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84907372202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5775     Document Type: Article

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