Improving photoelectrochemical performance on quantum dots co-sensitized TiO 2 nanotube arrays using ZnO energy barrier by atomic layer deposition

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 388, Issue , 2016, Pages 352-358

  Zeng, Min ^a   Zeng, Xi ^b   Peng, Xiange ^a   Zhu, Zhuo ^a   Liao, Jianjun ^a   Liu, Kai ^a   Wang, Guizhen ^a   Lin, Shiwei ^a  

^a HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic layer deposition; Interface modification; Quantum dots; TiO 2 nanotube arrays

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY BARRIERS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN; ZINC OXIDE;

CDS QUANTUM DOTS(QDS); INTERFACE MODIFICATION; ONE-SUN ILLUMINATION; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84952705436     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.12.169     Document Type: Article

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