Hydrogen evolution under visible light over the heterojunction p-CuO/n-ZnO prepared by impregnation method

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 1909-1916

  Belhadi, Akila ^a   Nadjem, Imen ^a   Zaidat, Sabrina ^a   Boudjemaa, A ^a,b   Trari, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE EN ANALYSES PHYSICO CHIMIQUES CRAPC   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Heterojunction p CuO n ZnO; Hydrogen; Impregnation; Photoelectrochemical

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; COPPER OXIDES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IMPREGNATION; MOLECULES; OXIDE MINERALS; SODIUM SULFATE; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

3D-ORBITAL SPLITTING; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; IMPREGNATION METHODS; IMPROVED ACTIVITIES; MOTT-SCHOTTKY PLOTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; SEMI-CONDUCTING PROPERTY;

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EID: 84943815409     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3386     Document Type: Article

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