Photoactivity of MWCNTs modified α-Fe2O3 photoelectrode towards efficient solar water splitting

Renewable Energy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 447-454

  Rai, Snigdha ^a   Ikram, Ashi ^a   Sahai, Sonal ^a   Dass, Sahab ^a   Shrivastav, Rohit ^a   Satsangi, Vibha R ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Hematite; Hydrogen; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Photoelectrochemical

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTONS; YARN;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTON-TO-CURRENT EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

ELECTRODE; FULLERENE; HEMATITE; HYDROGEN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84929324941     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.04.053     Document Type: Article

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