Stand-alone photoconversion of carbon dioxide on copper oxide wire arrays powered by tungsten trioxide/dye-sensitized solar cell dual absorbers

Nano Energy

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages 51-59

  Deb Nath, Narayan Chandra ^a,b,c   Choi, Seung Yo ^a   Jeong, Hye Won ^a   Lee, Jae Joon ^b   Park, Hyunwoong ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Artificial photosynthesis; Copper oxides; Dye sensitized solar cells; Tandem cells; Tungsten oxides

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHODES; COPPER OXIDES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WIRE;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES; FARADAIC EFFICIENCIES; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; STANDALONE SYSTEMS; TANDEM CELLS; TUNGSTEN OXIDE;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84987674215     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.04.025     Document Type: Article

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