Ordered arrays of tilted silicon nanobelts with enhanced solar hydrogen evolution performance.
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Well-ordered tilted silicon nanobelt arrays have been fabricated over a large area (≥2.5 cm(2)) by metal assisted chemical etching of pre-patterned silicon, which demonstrated markedly enhanced solar hydrogen evolution performance, compared with planar silicon of the same type and previously reported silicon nanowires prepared in a similar way.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nanoscale
دوره 6 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014