Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Solar Water Splitting Using a Platinum-Decorated CIGS/CdS/ZnO Photocathode

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 38, 2015, Pages 21619-21625

  Mali, Mukund G ^a   Yoon, Hyun ^a   Joshi, Bhavana N ^a   Park, Hyunwoong ^b   Al Deyab, Salem S ^c   Lim, Dong Chan ^d   Ahn, SeJin ^e   Nervi, Carlo ^f,g   Yoon, Sam S ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

^e Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CIGS CdS; p n junction; photocurrent; platinum; water splitting

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COPPER; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPLATING; PHOTOCATHODES; PLATINUM; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

CASCADE STRUCTURES; CIGS/CDS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; P-N JUNCTION; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; WATER SPLITTING;

PHOTOCURRENTS;

EID: 84942851155     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07267     Document Type: Article

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