Molybdenum Disulfide as a Protection Layer and Catalyst for Gallium Indium Phosphide Solar Water Splitting Photocathodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2044-2049

  Britto, Reuben J ^a   Benck, Jesse D ^a   Young, James L ^b   Hahn, Christopher ^a   Deutsch, Todd G ^b   Jaramillo, Thomas F ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE; INDIUM; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATHODES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE; GALLIUM INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84973525542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b00563     Document Type: Article

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