Nanoscale imaging of charge carrier transport in water splitting photoanodes

Eichhorn, Johanna; Kastl, Christoph; Cooper, Jason K.; Ziegler, Dominik; Schwartzberg, Adam M.; Sharp, Ian D.; Toma, Francesca M.

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04856-8

Title: Nanoscale imaging of charge carrier transport in water splitting photoanodes

Journal Article · 15 July 2018 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04856-8 · OSTI ID:1457514

Eichhorn, Johanna; Kastl, Christoph; Cooper, Jason K.; Ziegler, Dominik; Schwartzberg, Adam M.; Sharp, Ian D.;

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Scuba Probe Technologies LLC, Alameda, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Scientific User Facilities Division

Contributing Organization:: Scuba Probe Technologies LLC, Alameda, CA (United States)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0013212

OSTI ID:: 1457514

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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