Creating Functional Oxynitride–Silicon Interfaces and SrNbO 2 N Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Applications

Hwang, Shinjae; Porter, Spencer H.; Li, Mengjun; Thorpe, Ryan; Laursen, Anders B.; Gu, Hengfei; Safari, Ahmad; Greenblatt, Martha; Garfunkel, Eric; Dismukes, G. Charles

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c10148

Creating Functional Oxynitride–Silicon Interfaces and SrNbO ₂ N Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Applications

Journal Article · 28 March 2022 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c10148· OSTI ID:1978030

^[1]; Porter, Spencer H. ^[1]; Li, Mengjun ^[1]; Thorpe, Ryan ^[2]; ^[3]; Gu, Hengfei ^[1]; Safari, Ahmad ^[4]; ^[1]; Garfunkel, Eric ^[5]; ^[3]

Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Rutgers, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Rutgers, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States; Waksman Institute, Rutgers University, 190 Freilinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Rutgers, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States; Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States

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Research Organization:: Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008083

OSTI ID:: 1978030

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 126, Issue 13; ISSN 1932-7447

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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