Enhanced performance of β-Bi2O3 by in-situ photo-conversion to Bi2O3-BiO2-x composite photoanode for solar water splitting

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2016, Pages H546-H558

  Chitrada, Kalyan C ^a   Gakhar, Ruchi ^b   Chidambaram, Dev ^b   Aston, Eric ^a   Raja, Krishnan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Reno   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PHOTOCURRENTS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BISMUTH OXIDE LAYERS; ELECTRO-CHEMICAL ANODIZATION; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; PHOTOCURRENT DECAY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; SEMICONDUCTIVITY; SOLAR WATER SPLITTING; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85026591793     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: 19457111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.0721607jes     Document Type: Article

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