Thin-layer Fe2TiO5 on hematite for efficient solar water oxidation

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 5348-5356

  Deng, Jiujun ^a   Lv, Xiaoxin ^a   Liu, Jinyin ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Nie, Kaiqi ^a   Hong, Caihao ^b   Wang, Jiaou ^b   Sun, Xuhui ^a   Zhong, Jun ^a   Lee, Shuit Tong ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

hematite nanostructures; solar water oxidation; Ti treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; PHOTOCURRENTS; TITANIUM; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; PI CATALYST; SOFT X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES; SOLAR WATERS; THIN LAYERS;

HEMATITE;

EID: 84930664675     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01028     Document Type: Article

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