Multilayer films of indium tin oxide/TiO2 codoped with vanadium and nitrogen for efficient photocatalytic water splitting

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 9-11, 2014, Pages 1017-1027

  El Koura, Z ^a   Patel, N ^a   Edla, R ^a   Miotello, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Charge recombination in TiO2; Green technology; Multilayer structure; Nanotechnology; Photocatalytic water splitting; Photoelectrochemical cell; Thin films RF magnetron sputtering; TiO2 red shift; V and N codoped TiO2; Visible light irradiation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; FILM PREPARATION; LIGHT; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MULTILAYERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITROGEN; OXIDE FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RED SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VANADIUM;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CO-DOPED; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; RF-MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

MULTILAYER FILMS;

EID: 84908378450     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijnt.2014.064297     Document Type: Article

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