On the structural evolution of nanoporous optically transparent CuO photocathodes upon calcination for photoelectrochemical applications

Korell, Lukas; Lauterbach, Stefan; Timm, Jana; Wang, Li; Mellin, Maximilian; Kundmann, Anna; Wu, Qingyang; Tian, Chuanmu; Marschall, Roland; Hofmann, Jan P.; Osterloh, Frank E.; Einert, Marcus

doi:10.1039/D4NA00199K

Title: On the structural evolution of nanoporous optically transparent CuO photocathodes upon calcination for photoelectrochemical applications

Journal Article · 01 January 2024 · Nanoscale Advances

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NA00199K · OSTI ID:2339675

Korell, Lukas ^[1]; Lauterbach, Stefan ^[2]; Timm, Jana ^[3]; Wang, Li ^[4];

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Surface Science Laboratory, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technical University of Darmstadt, Otto-Berndt-Straße 3, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Institute for Applied Geosciences, Geomaterial Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstraße 9, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Department of Chemistry, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA

Nanocrystalline and nanoporous CuO thin films prepared by a novel dip-coating synthesis protocol for application as optically transparent photocathodes in photoelectrochemical cells.

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Research Organization:: University of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 2339675

Journal Information:: Nanoscale Advances, Journal Name: Nanoscale Advances; ISSN 2516-0230; ISSN NAADAI

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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