Carbon coated Cu 2 O nanowires for photo-electrochemical water splitting with enhanced activity

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 358, Issue , 2015, Pages 404-411

  Shi, Weina ^a   Zhang, Xiaofan ^a   Li, Shaohui ^a   Zhang, Bingyan ^a   Wang, Mingkui ^a   Shen, Yan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon layer; Charge transfer; Cu 2 O; Nanowire; Photo electrochemistry; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CHARGE TRANSFER; COPPER OXIDES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

CARBON LAYERS; CU2O; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; NANOCOMPOSITE ELECTRODES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; WATER SPLITTING;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 84940925348     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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