Spontaneous photoelectric field-enhancement effect prompts the low cost hierarchical growth of highly ordered heteronanostructures for solar water splitting

Nano Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1561-1569

  Wei, Yankuan ^a   Su, Jinzhan ^a   Wan, Xiaokang ^a   Guo, Liejin ^a   Vayssieres, Lionel ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bismuth vanadate; co catalysts; oxygen evolution; photocatalysis; solar water splitting

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRICITY;

BISMUTH VANADATES; CO CATALYSTS; FIELD ENHANCEMENT EFFECT; HETERO-NANOSTRUCTURES; LOW COST FABRICATION; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PYRAMIDAL MORPHOLOGIES; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING;

COSTS;

EID: 84961668069     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1050-9     Document Type: Article

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