Highly efficient photocatalyst based on all oxides WO3/Cu2O heterojunction for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 201, Issue , 2017, Pages 84-91

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Ma, Haipeng ^b   Liu, Zhifeng ^a  

^a TIANJIN CHENGJIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINXIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cu2O; Heterojunction; Photoelectrochemical water splitting; WO3

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS;

ELECTRON HOLE RECOMBINATION RATE; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROJUNCTIONS; WO3;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 84989947614     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.08.025     Document Type: Article

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