Exploring complex structural evolution of graphene oxide/ZnO triangles and its impact on photoelectrochemical water splitting

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 290, Issue , 2016, Pages 465-476

  Chandrasekaran, Sundaram ^a   Chung, Jin Suk ^a   Kim, Eui Jung ^a   Hur, Seung Hyun ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dislocation driven growth; Graphene oxide; Layer by Layer method; Photoelectochemical cell; Water splitting; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHENE; NANORODS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

GRAPHENE OXIDES; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; LAYER-BY-LAYER GROWTH; LAYER-BY-LAYER METHODS; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; WATER SPLITTING;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84957074496     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.029     Document Type: Article

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