ZnO thin films, surface embedded with biologically derived Ag/Au nanoparticles, for efficient photoelectrochemical splitting of water

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 32, 2014, Pages 18216-18229

  Kumari, Babita ^a   Sharma, Shailja ^a   Singh, Nirupama ^a   Verma, Anuradha ^a   Satsangi, Vibha R ^a   Dass, Sahab ^a   Shrivastav, Rohit ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Metal nanoparticles; Nanostructures; Photoelectrochemical; Water splitting; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HYDROGEN; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL ANALYSIS; METALLIC FILMS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SILVER METALLOGRAPHY; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; TOPOGRAPHY; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

AG AND AU NANOPARTICLES; BIOLOGICAL REDUCTIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; WATER SPLITTING; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84908240996     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.025     Document Type: Article

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