Ultralong In2S3 nanotubes on graphene substrate with enhanced electrocatalytic activity

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 36, 2015, Pages 20164-20169

  Guo, Sheng Qi ^a   Chen, Xue ^a   Hu, Fang Zhong ^a   Zhang, Qi Chun ^b,c   Liu, Lu ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

dye sensitized solar cells; electrocatalytic activity; graphene; In2S3; nanotube

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INDIUM SULFIDE; NANOTUBES;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; GRAPHENE SUBSTRATES; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; IN2S3; ONE DIMENSIONAL (1D) NANOSTRUCTURES; SYNTHETIC PARAMETERS; VERY HIGH ENERGIES;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84941777243     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b05519     Document Type: Article

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