Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting on hematite thin film with layer-by-layer deposited ultrathin TiO2 underlayer

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 16212-16219

  Wang, Dan ^a,b   Zhang, Xin Tong ^a   Sun, Pan Pan ^a   Lu, Shan ^a   Wang, Ling Ling ^a   Wei, Yong An ^a   Liu, Yi Chun ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jilin Teachers Institute of Engineering and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Hematite film; Interfacial barrier; Layer by layer deposition; Photoelectrochemical water splitting; Ultrathin TiO2 underlayer

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; HEMATITE; NANOSHEETS; PHOTOCURRENTS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; INTERFACIAL BARRIERS; LAYER BY LAYER DEPOSITION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; UNDERLAYERS;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84908232420     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.164     Document Type: Article

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