Hybrid photocathodes for solar fuel production: Coupling molecular fuelproduction catalysts with solid-state light harvesting and conversion technologies

Interface Focus

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Cedeno, Diana ^a,b   Krawicz, Alexandra ^a   Moore, Gary F ^a,c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CHARLES EVANS AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial photosynthesis; Catalysis; Interfaces; Semiconductors; Solar fuels

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928329164     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2014.0085     Document Type: Review

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