CuWO4 Nanoflake Array-Based Single-Junction and Heterojunction Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 9211-9217

  Ye, Wen ^a   Chen, Fengjiao ^a   Zhao, Feipeng ^a   Han, Na ^a   Li, Yanguang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

charge separation; CuWO4; heterojunction; nanoflakes; photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY GAP; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OXIDATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ANODIC CURRENT DENSITY; CHARGE SEPARATION PROCESS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CUWO4; HIERARCHICAL NANOSTRUCTURES; NANO-FLAKES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION; THERMODYNAMIC POTENTIALS;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 84964845419     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03176     Document Type: Article

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