Atomic Layer Deposition-Confined Nonstoichiometric TiO2 Nanocrystals with Tunneling Effects for Solar Driven Hydrogen Evolution

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1173-1179

  Zhang, Peng ^a   Tachikawa, Takashi ^b,c   Fujitsuka, Mamoru ^a   Majima, Tetsuro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INFRARED DEVICES; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; MIS DEVICES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REUSABILITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE-TRANSFER DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TUNNELING LAYERS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; LONG TERM STABILITY; METAL-INSULATOR-SEMICONDUCTORS; NEAR INFRARED REGION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84964510653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b00227     Document Type: Article

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