Photoelectrochemical water splitting with a SrTiO3:Nb/SrTiO3n+–n homojunction structure
Abstract
An n+–n homojunction, which was constructed by thermal diffusion of niobium in STO, was found to make a significant impact on the performance of the STO photoanodes by affecting their depletion width.
- Authors:
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- Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States)
- Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1438314
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-205670-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9076; PPCPFQ
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 19; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9076
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; Photoelectrochemical; water splitting
Citation Formats
Cen, Jiajie, Wu, Qiyuan, Yan, Danhua, Tao, Jing, Kisslinger, Kim, Liu, Mingzhao, and Orlov, Alexander. Photoelectrochemical water splitting with a SrTiO3:Nb/SrTiO3n+–n homojunction structure. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1039/C6CP07111B.
Cen, Jiajie, Wu, Qiyuan, Yan, Danhua, Tao, Jing, Kisslinger, Kim, Liu, Mingzhao, & Orlov, Alexander. Photoelectrochemical water splitting with a SrTiO3:Nb/SrTiO3n+–n homojunction structure. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP07111B
Cen, Jiajie, Wu, Qiyuan, Yan, Danhua, Tao, Jing, Kisslinger, Kim, Liu, Mingzhao, and Orlov, Alexander. Wed .
"Photoelectrochemical water splitting with a SrTiO3:Nb/SrTiO3n+–n homojunction structure". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP07111B. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1438314.
@article{osti_1438314,
title = {Photoelectrochemical water splitting with a SrTiO3:Nb/SrTiO3n+–n homojunction structure},
author = {Cen, Jiajie and Wu, Qiyuan and Yan, Danhua and Tao, Jing and Kisslinger, Kim and Liu, Mingzhao and Orlov, Alexander},
abstractNote = {An n+–n homojunction, which was constructed by thermal diffusion of niobium in STO, was found to make a significant impact on the performance of the STO photoanodes by affecting their depletion width.},
doi = {10.1039/C6CP07111B},
journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP},
number = 4,
volume = 19,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Wed Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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