Nanoporous carbon/WO3 anodes for an enhanced water photooxidation

Carbon

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 471-479

  Gomis Berenguer, Alicia ^a   Celorrio, Verónica ^b   Iniesta, Jesus ^c   Fermin, David J ^b   Ania, Conchi O ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; PHOTOOXIDATION;

INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; MONOCHROMATIC ILLUMINATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTRO CHEMISTRY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; WATER PHOTO OXIDATIONS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84979690334     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.07.045     Document Type: Article

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