Activation of hematite photoanodes for solar water splitting: Effect of FTO deformation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3810-3817

  Annamalai, Alagappan ^a   Subramanian, Arunprabaharan ^a   Kang, Unseock ^b   Park, Hyunwoong ^b   Choi, Sun Hee ^c   Jang, Jum Suk ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SINTERING; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TIN METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SINTERING; KINETIC COMPETITIONS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; STOICHIOMETRIC CHANGES; STRUCTURAL DISORDERING;

HEMATITE;

EID: 84923329406     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp512189c     Document Type: Article

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