Photocurrent increase by metal modification of Fe 2 O 3 photoanodes and its effect on photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production by degradation of organic substances

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 400, Issue , 2017, Pages 176-183

  Iervolino, Giuseppina ^a   Tantis, Iosif ^b   Sygellou, Lamprini ^c   Vaiano, Vincenzo ^a   Sannino, Diana ^a   Lianos, Panagiotis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Glucose; Hematite electrodeposition; Metal modified hematite photoanodes; Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production

Indexed keywords

CARBON FILMS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; GLUCOSE; HEMATITE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

AG/AGCL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; HEMATITE STRUCTURE; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; SACRIFICIAL AGENTS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85007508982     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.12.173     Document Type: Article

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