BiOI/TiO 2 -nanorod array heterojunction solar cell: Growth, charge transport kinetics and photoelectrochemical properties

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 324, Issue , 2015, Pages 532-537

  Wang, Lingyun ^a   Daoud, Walid A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BiOI TiO 2; Charge transport; Photoanodes; Photoelectrochemical properties

Indexed keywords

ARC LAMPS; CARRIER TRANSPORT; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; XENON;

BIOI/TIO2; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84920661280     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.10.110     Document Type: Article

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