High photoelectrochemical activity and stability of Au-WS2/silicon heterojunction photocathode

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 174, Issue , 2018, Pages 300-306

  Zeng, Longhui ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Lin, Shenghuang ^a   Qarony, Wayesh ^a   Tao, Lili ^a   Chai, Yang ^a   Zhang, Xuming ^a   Lau, Shu Ping ^a   Tsang, Yuen Hong ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heterojunction; Photocatalyst; Photocathode; WS2; WS2 Si

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ANTENNAS; COATINGS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETRONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCATHODES; SILICON; STABILITY; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THIN FILMS;

CARRIER SEPARATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS; LIGHT-HARVESTING ANTENNAS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHYSICAL PROTECTION; WS2/SI;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85029515579     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.07.042     Document Type: Article

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