A hole inversion layer at the BiVO 4 /Bi 4 v 2 O 11 interface produces a high tunable photovoltage for water splitting

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Dos Santos, Wayler S ^a,b   Rodriguez, Mariandry ^a   Afonso, André S ^a   Mesquita, João P ^b   Nascimento, Lucas L ^c   Patrocínio, Antônio O T ^c   Silva, Adilson C ^d   Oliveira, Luiz C A ^e   Fabris, José D ^b   Pereira, Márcio C ^a  

^a Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; BISMUTH VANADIUM TETRAOXIDE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; TITANIUM; VANADIC ACID; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY;

BISMUTH; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN; OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM; VANADATES; WATER;

EID: 84981248777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep31406     Document Type: Article

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