P-Type Cu-Doped Zn0.3Cd0.7S/Graphene Photocathode for Efficient Water Splitting in a Photoelectrochemical Tandem Cell

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 2569-2577

  Wu, Yijie ^a   Yue, Zongkuan ^a   Liu, Aijuan ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Zhu, Mingshan ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cu doped Zn0.3Cd0.7S; Overall water splitting; Photoelectrochemical tandem cell

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCATHODES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; ZINC;

CU-DOPED; OPTIMAL ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRODE; TANDEM CELLS; TANDEM DEVICES; WATER SPLITTING;

COPPER;

EID: 84967155213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01795     Document Type: Article

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