Influence of MoO3 (110) Crystalline Plane on Its Self-Charging Photoelectrochemical Properties

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lou, Shi Nee ^a   Yap, Nicholas ^a   Scott, Jason ^a   Amal, Rose ^a   Ng, Yun Hau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84952869186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07428     Document Type: Article

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