Au Nanoparticles coupled Three-dimensional Macroporous BiVO4/SnO2 Inverse Opal Heterostructure For Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 248, Issue , 2017, Pages 593-602

  Zhou, Shujie ^a   Tang, Rui ^a   Zhang, Luyuan ^a   Yin, Longwei ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au BiVO4 SnO2; heterostructure; inverse opal; photoelectrochemical water splitting; surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SLOW LIGHT; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INVERSE OPAL; INVERSE-OPAL STRUCTURE; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS;

GOLD;

EID: 85028051538     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.07.058     Document Type: Article

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