Beneficial surface passivation of hydrothermally grown TiO 2 nanowires for solar water oxidation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 366, Issue , 2016, Pages 561-566

  Yun, Gun ^a   Song, Gwang Yeom ^a   Ahn, Bo Eun ^a   Lee, Sang Kwon ^a   Heo, Jaeyeong ^a   Ahn, Kwang Soon ^b   Kang, Soon Hyung ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Photoelectrochemical water splitting; Photovoltage decay measurement; Surface passivation; TiO 2 nanowire

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOWIRES; OXIDE MINERALS; PASSIVATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SURFACE DEFECTS;

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORPHOLOGICAL MODIFICATION; MOTT-SCHOTTKY ANALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOVOLTAGE DECAY; SURFACE PASSIVATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84959431734     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.01.111     Document Type: Article

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