WO3@Fe2O3 Core-Shell Heterojunction Photoanodes for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
- Corresponding author: Wenguang Tu, tuwenguang@cuhk.edu.cn Qi Liu, modieer_67@ahpu.edu.cn
Citation: Guobing Mao, Heng Wu, Tianyang Qiu, Dingjie Bao, Longjie Lai, Wenguang Tu, Qi Liu. WO3@Fe2O3 Core-Shell Heterojunction Photoanodes for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, ;2022, 41(8): 220802. doi: 10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2022-0086
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