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Nanowire Arrays: Hierarchical Nanowire Arrays Based on ZnO Core−Layered Double Hydroxide Shell for Largely Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting (Adv. Funct. Mater. 5/2014)
Author(s) -
Shao Mingfei,
Ning Fanyu,
Wei Min,
Evans David G.,
Duan Xue
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201470025
Subject(s) - materials science , photocurrent , nanowire , hydroxide , water splitting , nanotechnology , fabrication , electrosynthesis , shell (structure) , core (optical fiber) , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , electrode , electrochemistry , catalysis , composite material , photocatalysis , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Well‐aligned hierarchical nanoarrays containing a ZnO core and layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoplatelet shell are synthesized by M. Wei and co‐workers via a facile electrosynthesis method. The resulting ZnO@CoNi–LDH core–shell nanoarray material exhibits promising behavior in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, giving rise to a largely enhanced photocurrent density as well as stability. On page 580, a facile and costeffective strategy is provided for the fabrication of hierarchical nanoarrays which can be potentially used in energy storage and conversion.