Recent advances in suppressing the photocorrosion of cuprous oxide for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical energy conversion

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue , 2019, Pages 191-211

  Toe, Cui Ying ^a   Scott, Jason ^a   Amal, Rose ^a   Ng, Yun Hau ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cuprous oxide; Photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis; Photocorrosion

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; REDOX REACTIONS;

CUPROUS OXIDE; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; PHOTO-DECOMPOSITION; PHOTO-ELECTROCATALYSIS; PHOTOCORROSION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; RECENT RESEARCHES;

COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 85056004116     PISSN: 13895567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2018.10.001     Document Type: Review

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