Comparison Study of the Photoelectrochemical Activity of Carbon Nitride with Different Photoelectrode Configurations

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 34, 2016, Pages 22287-22294

  Lou, Shuang ^a   Zhou, Zhixin ^a   Shen, Yanfei ^a   Zhan, Zongsheng ^a   Wang, Jianhai ^a   Liu, Songqin ^a   Zhang, Yuanjian ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

binder; carbon nitride; drop casting; grain boundaries effects; photoelectrochemistry; photoelectrode optimization

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; BINS; DROPS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NITRIDES; SOLAR ENERGY;

COMPARISON STUDY; DROP CASTING; GRAIN BOUNDARY EFFECTS; OPTIMAL LOADING; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRODE; SENSING APPLICATIONS;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 84985906131     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b09699     Document Type: Article

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