Oxygen-Intercalated CuFeO2 Photocathode Fabricated by Hybrid Microwave Annealing for Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 6054-6061

  Jang, Youn Jeong ^a   Park, Yoon Bin ^a   Kim, Hyo Eun ^b   Choi, Yo Han ^a   Choi, Sun Hee ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CARRIER TRANSPORT; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROWAVE HEATING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATHODES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; MICROWAVE ANNEALING; OXYGEN INTERCALATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POST ANNEALING; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; THERMAL-ANNEALING; WATER REDUCTION;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84987761986     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b00460     Document Type: Article

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