Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters · 2010 · 17 citations · 12 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceNanomaterialsNanotechnologySpectroscopyChemical Vapor DepositionPhotocatalysisPhotochemistryPhotoelectrochemical MaterialsPhotoelectrochemistryX-ray Photoelectron SpectroscopyNanostructured PhotocatalystsNanostructured PhotoelectrodesPhotocatalytic MaterialsPhotocatalytic NanomaterialsPhotoelectrochemical CellsPowder X-ray DiffractionThin-film ElectrodesX-ray Diffraction Analysis
Crystalline nanoparticles were made with hot-wire chemical vapor deposition. The powder was heat-treated at 300, 400, 500, and in air. The structural properties were measured with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy. Thin-film electrodes of the powder were made by ultrasonic spray deposition onto conducting substrates. The photocurrent was measured at wavelengths greater than 400 nm as the voltage was scanned from 0.2 to 1.8 V in an aqueous environment. A correlation was seen between the photocurrent and dye decomposition and the results were most favorable for the monoclinic (I) γ-phase of .
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Electrochemical Photolysis of Water at a Semiconductor Electrode
Akira Fujishima, Kenichi Honda · Nature · 1972 · 33.7K citations