Photoelectric performance of TiO 2 nanotube array photoelectrodes sensitized with CdS 0.54 Se 0.46 quantum dots

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 355, Issue , 2015, Pages 1279-1288

  Gakhar, Ruchi ^a   Smith, York R ^b   Misra, Mano ^b   Chidambaram, Dev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anodization; CdS x Se 1 x quantum dots; Photoelectrochemical; SILAR; TiO 2 nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IODINE COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

ANODIZATIONS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SILAR; TIO2 NANOTUBES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84944339341     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.07.169     Document Type: Article

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