Structural and Compositional Investigations on the Stability of Cuprous Oxide Nanowire Photocathodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.
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Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) is a promising photocathode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting as mentioned in this paper, and recently, the PEC performances of Cu2O-based devices have been considerably improved by int...Abstract:
Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) is a promising photocathode material for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Recently, the PEC performances of Cu2O-based devices have been considerably improved by int...read more
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