Physical Modeling of Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Devices

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 38, 2015, Pages 21747-21766

  Kemppainen, Erno ^a   Halme, Janne ^a   Lund, Peter ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

DEVICE GEOMETRIES; DEVICES AND SYSTEMS; DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; MATERIAL RESEARCH; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; THEORETICAL SIMULATION;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 84942333094     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04764     Document Type: Article

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