Synthesis and Characterization of CuV2O6 and Cu2V2O7: Two Photoanode Candidates for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 27220-27227

  Guo, Wenlong ^a,c   Chemelewski, William D ^a   Mabayoje, Oluwaniyi ^b   Xiao, Peng ^c   Zhang, Yunhuai ^c   Mullins, C Buddie ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SODIUM; SODIUM BORATE; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

BORATE BUFFER SOLUTIONS; FARADAIC EFFICIENCIES; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

COPPER;

EID: 84949570812     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b07219     Document Type: Article

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