Elucidation of CuWO4 Surface States during Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2700-2704

  Gao, Yuan ^a   Hamann, Thomas W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SOLVENTS;

IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; INTERMEDIATE SPECIE; NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENTS; ONSET POTENTIAL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; WATER OXIDATION;

SURFACE STATES;

EID: 85020834999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00664     Document Type: Article

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