Cocatalyst effects on hydrogen evolution in a plasmon-induced water-splitting system

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 8889-8897

  Zhong, Yuqing ^a   Ueno, Kosei ^a   Mori, Yuko ^a   Oshikiri, Tomoya ^a   Misawa, Hiroaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PLASMONS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

ADVERSE EFFECT; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTO-REDUCTION; REACTION CHAMBERS; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS; WATER SPLITTING REACTIONS; WATER SPLITTING SYSTEM;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84928674875     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01720     Document Type: Article

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