Photoelectrochemical performance of graphene-modified TiO2 photoanodes in the presence of glycerol as a hole scavenger

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 32, 2014, Pages 18204-18215

  Ibadurrohman, Muhammad ^a   Hellgardt, Klaus ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Graphene; Hole scavenger; Photoelectrochemical cell; TiO2

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLYCEROL; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HOLE SCAVENGER; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMOGRAMS; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; SPRAY PYROLYSIS DEPOSITION; TIO2; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84908199265     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.08.142     Document Type: Article

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