Functionalized ZnO@TiO2 nanorod array film loaded with ZnIn0.25Cu0.02S1.395 solid-solution: synthesis, characterization and enhanced visible light driven water splitting

Nanoscale

Volumn 7, Issue 25, 2015, Pages 11082-11092

  Wang, Ruosong ^a   Xu, Xiaoxue ^b,d   Zhang, Yi ^a   Chang, Zhimin ^a   Sun, Zaicheng ^c   Dong, Wen Fei ^a  

^a SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOELECTRONICS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; ZINC OXIDE;

CARRIER SEPARATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION CAPABILITY; P-N HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84931353890     PISSN: 20403364     EISSN: 20403372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02127h     Document Type: Article

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