Uniform deposition of coupled CdS and CdSe quantum dots on ZnO nanorod arrays as electrodes for photoelectrochemical solar water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1388-1393

  Lin, Chin Jung ^a   Kao, Li Cheng ^b   Huang, Yu ^a   Bañares, Miguel A ^c   Liou, Sofia Ya Hsuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Photoanode; Solar water splitting; ZnO nanowire

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEPOSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; ZINC OXIDE;

EFFECTIVE SUPPRESSION; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; SOLAR-TO-HYDROGEN CONVERSIONS; SOLUTION-BASED PROCESS; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; ZNO NANOWIRES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84920821900     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.070     Document Type: Article

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