H2 Photogeneration Using a Phosphonate-Anchored Ni-PNP Catalyst on a Band-Edge-Modified p-Si(111)|AZO Construct

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1061-1066

  Kim, Hark Jin ^a   Seo, Junhyeok ^a   Rose, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

AZO; band edge modulation; Ni PNP; photoelectrochemical H2 evolution; Si(111) semiconductor; TiO2

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; MODULATION; NICKEL; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; SILICON; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BAND EDGE; FIGURES OF MERITS; HETEROJUNCTION INTERFACES; MOLECULAR CATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODE; SI (1 1 1); ULTRATHIN LAYERS;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 84955274798     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09902     Document Type: Article

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