Semiconductor quantum dot-sensitized rainbow photocathode for effective photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 114, Issue 43, 2017, Pages 11297-11302

  Lv, Hongjin ^a   Wang, Congcong ^a   Li, Guocan ^a   Burke, Rebeckah ^a   Krauss, Todd D ^a,b   Gao, Yongli ^a   Eisenberg, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Photocathode; Photochemical; Quantum dot; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SELENIDE; HYDROGEN; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NICKEL; QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; ILLUMINATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 85032227987     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712325114     Document Type: Article

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