Improving Stability and Photoelectrochemical Performance of BiVO4 Photoanodes in Basic Media by Adding a ZnFe2O4 Layer

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 447-451

  Kim, Tae Woo ^a,b   Choi, Kyoung Shin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTONS; ZINC CASTINGS;

ABSORBED PHOTONS; ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; NEUTRAL CONDITIONS; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PROTECTION LAYERS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84957534835     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02774     Document Type: Article

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