New way for CO2 reduction under visible light by a combination of a Cu electrode and semiconductor thin film: Cu2O conduction type and morphology effect

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 42, 2014, Pages 24467-24478

  Ba, Xin ^a   Yan, Li Li ^a   Huang, Sheng ^a   Yu, Jiaguo ^b   Xia, Xiang Jun ^a   Yu, Ying ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FILM PREPARATION; LIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; REDUCTION; THIN FILMS;

CATALYTIC REDUCTION; CONDUCTION TYPE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; METAL ELECTRODES; MORPHOLOGY EFFECT; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; REDUCTION ACTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84949115219     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5063397     Document Type: Article

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