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DOI: 10.1039/A901232J (Paper) Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1999, 1069-1070

Cu2O: a catalyst for the photochemical decomposition of water?

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Petra E. de Jongh, Daniel Vanmaekelbergh and John J. Kelly

Abstract

The photoelectrochemical properties of polycrystalline Cu2O electrodes are discussed with regard to the application of the oxide as a photocatalytic material for water splitting.

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