Electrodeposited ZnIn 2 S 4 onto TiO 2 thin films for semiconductor-sensitized photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical applications

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 351, Issue , 2015, Pages 927-934

  Assaker, Ibtissem Ben ^a   Gannouni, Mounir ^a   Naceur, Jamila Ben ^a   Almessiere, Munirah Abdullah ^b   Al Otaibi, Amal Lafy ^b   Ghrib, Taher ^b   Shen, Shouwen ^c   Chtourou, Radhouane ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF ENERGY   (Tunisia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition of thin film; Heterojunction; Photocatalytic applications; Photoelectrochemical properties; ZnIn 2 S 4 TiO 2

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM SULFIDE; ITO GLASS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SOL-GELS; SOLUTIONS; SPIN GLASS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; ZNIN2S4/TIO2;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84964444640     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.06.038     Document Type: Article

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