Enhanced photoelectrochemical activity and photocatalytic water oxidation of NiO nanoparticle-decorated SrTiO3 nanocube heterostructures: Interaction, interfacial charge transfer and enhanced mechanism

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 152, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-9

  Wang, Wenzhong ^a   Zhang, Weiwei ^a   Hao, Chenchun ^a   Wu, Fei ^a   Liang, Yujie ^a   Shi, Honglong ^b   Wang, Jun ^b   Zhang, Ting ^a   Hua, Yuqi ^a  

^a MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanoscale; p n Junction; Photocatalyst; Solar fuel; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; STRONTIUM ALLOYS; STRONTIUM TITANATES;

INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; NANO SCALE; P-N JUNCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SOLAR FUELS; WATER SPLITTING;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84962787615     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.03.016     Document Type: Article

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