Modification of Hematite Photoanode with Cobalt Based Oxygen Evolution Catalyst via Bifunctional Linker Approach for Efficient Water Splitting

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 41, 2016, Pages 23415-23420

  Ahmed, Amira Y ^a   Ahmed, Mahmoud G ^a   Kandiel, Tarek A ^a  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; CATALYSTS; COBALT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METALS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN; PHOTOCURRENTS; PROTONATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HEMATITE PHOTOANODE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INTENSITY MODULATED PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY (IMPS); PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SURFACE HYDROXYL GROUPS; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84992428458     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b08010     Document Type: Article

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