Synergistic effects in three-dimensional SnO2/TiO2/CdS multi-heterojunction structure for highly efficient photoelectrochemical hydrogen production

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-107

  Gao, Caitian ^a   Zhang, Zemin ^a   Li, Xiaodong ^b   Chen, Lulu ^a   Wang, Youqing ^a   He, Yongmin ^a   Teng, Feng ^a   Zhou, Jinyuan ^a   Han, Weihua ^a   Xie, Erqing ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Branched TiO2 nanoneedles; CdS quantum dots; Multi heterojunction structure; Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production; SnO2 network; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANONEEDLES; NANOWIRES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CDS QUANTUM DOTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; SATURATED CALOMEL ELECTRODE; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84936745365     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.026     Document Type: Article

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