Hydrogenated TiO2/ZnO heterojunction nanorod arrays with enhanced performance for photoelectrochemical water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 3938-3946

  Feng, Wenjian ^a   Lin, Liangyou ^a   Li, Haijin ^a   Chi, Bo ^a   Pu, Jian ^a   Li, Jian ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heterojunction; Hydrogenation; Nanorod arrays; Photoelectrochemical cells

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGENATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

COATING METHODS; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; HYDROGEN ATMOSPHERE; NANO-ROD ARRAYS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING;

NANORODS;

EID: 85006086158     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.10.087     Document Type: Article

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