Efficient photosynthesis of carbon monoxide from CO2 using perovskite photovoltaics

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Schreier, Marcel ^a   Curvat, Laura ^a   Giordano, Fabrizio ^a   Steier, Ludmilla ^a   Abate, Antonio ^a   Zakeeruddin, Shaik M ^a   Luo, Jingshan ^a   Mayer, Matthew T ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; PEROVSKITE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRON; HYDROGEN; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84931275466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8326     Document Type: Article

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