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Title: Comparison of heterogenized molecular and heterogeneous oxide catalysts for photoelectrochemical water oxidation †

Journal Article · · Energy & Environmental Science
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5EE03871E· OSTI ID:1387675
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  1. Department of Chemistry; Merkert Chemistry Center; Boston College; USA 02467
  2. Catalytic Innovations LLC; Rhode Island; USA 02801
  3. Department of Chemistry; Yale University; New Haven; USA 06520

Molecular and heterogeneous water oxidation catalysts improve the performance of hematite as a photoanodeviafundamentally different mechanisms.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001059
OSTI ID:
1387675
Journal Information:
Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 9, Issue 5; Related Information: ANSER partners with Northwestern University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yale University; ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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