Cu2ZnSnS4-Au heterostructures: Toward greener chalcogenide-based photocatalysts

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 21226-21234

  Dilsaver, Patrick S ^a   Reichert, Malinda D ^a   Hallmark, Brittany L ^a   Thompson, Michelle J ^a   Vela, Javier ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METALS; NANORODS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL ENERGY; CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS; METHYLENE BLUE; MODEL COMPOUND; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR METALS; SURFACE BOUNDS; THERMAL DEPOSITION;

GOLD;

EID: 84982671638     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5062336     Document Type: Article

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