Black phosphorus: Critical review and potential for water splitting photocatalyst

Nanomaterials

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Lee, Tae Hyung ^a   Kim, Soo Young ^b   Jang, Ho Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2 dimensional (2D) material; Black phosphorus; Optoelectronic; Photocatalyst; Solar water splitting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999016869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano6110194     Document Type: Review

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