Photoelectrochemical Properties of Graphene and Its Derivatives
Open Access
- 2 July 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by MDPI AG in Nanomaterials
- Vol. 3 (3), 325-356
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3030325
Abstract
Graphene and its derivatives combine a numerous range of supreme properties that can be useful in many applications. The purpose of this review is to analyse the photoelectrochemical properties of pristine graphene, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and their impact on semiconductor catalysts/quantum dots. The mechanism that this group of materials follows to improve their performance will be cleared by explaining how those properties can be exploited in several applications such as photo-catalysts (degradation of pollutants) and photovoltaics (solar cells).Keywords
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