Co3O4-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays via atomic layer deposition for improved visible-light photoelectrochemical performance

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 422-431

  Huang, Bin ^a,b   Yang, Wenjuan ^b   Wen, Yanwei ^b   Shan, Bin ^b   Chen, Rong ^b  

^a State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing and Equipment Technology   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic layer deposition; Cobalt oxide; heterostructure; Photoelectrochemical; Titanium oxide; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ATOMS; CHARGE TRANSFER; COATINGS; COBALT; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

COBALT OXIDES; HETEROSTRUCTURE; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84921319059     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am506392y     Document Type: Article

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