Simple but effective way to enhance photoelectrochemical solar-water-splitting performance of zno nanorod arrays: Charge-trapping zn(oh)2 annihilation and oxygen vacancy generation by vacuum annealing

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 2317-2325

  Baek, Minki ^a   Kim, Donghyung ^a   Yong, Kijung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Oxygen vacancy in metal oxide; Photoelectrochemical cell; Vacuum annealing; Water splitting; ZnO photoanode

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CHARGE TRAPPING; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; METAL ANALYSIS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; NANORODS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; VACANCIES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH; METAL OXIDES; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; VACUUM-ANNEALING; WATER SPLITTING;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 85010972028     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b12555     Document Type: Article

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