Hierarchical graphene/CdS/Ag2S sandwiched nanofilms for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 176, Issue , 2015, Pages 334-343

  Wang, Bo ^a   Liu, Zhifeng ^a   Han, Jianhua ^a   Hong, Tiantian ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Li, Yajun ^a   Cui, Ting ^a  

^a TIANJIN CHENGJIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

G CdS Ag2S; photocatalytic; sandwiched nanofilms; water splitting

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DRIERS (MATERIALS); EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHENE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ITO GLASS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN OXIDES;

G/CDS/AG2S; INDIUM-TIN-OXIDE GLASS SUBSTRATES; NANO FILMS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; WATER SPLITTING;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84937200061     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.07.021     Document Type: Article

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