Cu2 O Photocathode for Low Bias Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Enabled by NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Co-Catalyst

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Qi, Huan ^a   Wolfe, Jonathan ^b   Fichou, Denis ^c,d,e   Chen, Zhong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 84982721186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep30882     Document Type: Article

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