Optimization of photoelectrochemical performance in chemical bath deposited nanostructured CuO

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 695, Issue , 2017, Pages 3655-3665

  Ray, Abhijit ^a,b   Mukhopadhyay, Indrajit ^b   Pati, Ranjan ^b   Hattori, Yoshiyuki ^c   Prakash, Utkarsh ^a   Ishii, Yosuke ^a   Kawasaki, Shinji ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CuO; Photocathode; Photoelectrochemical cell; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMMONIUM PERSULFATE; CALCINATION; CORROSION PROTECTION; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; METAL CLADDING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; THIN FILMS;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; INDIRECT BAND GAP; NAOH CONCENTRATION; PHOTO REDUCTION; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS;

COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 85007579980     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.374     Document Type: Article

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