Understanding the “Anti-Catalyst” Effect with Added CoO x Water Oxidation Catalyst in Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrolysis Cells: Carbon Impurities in Nanostructured SnO 2 Are the Culprit

Jewell, Carly F.; Subramanian, Ashwanth; Nam, Chang-Yong; Finke, Richard G.

doi:10.1021/acsami.2c02692

Understanding the “Anti-Catalyst” Effect with Added CoO _x Water Oxidation Catalyst in Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrolysis Cells: Carbon Impurities in Nanostructured SnO ₂ Are the Culprit

Journal Article · 25 May 2022 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c02692· OSTI ID:1981993

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Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, New York 11973, United States; Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1981993

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 14, Issue 22; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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