Crystallization of tungsten trioxide having small mesopores: highly efficient photoanode for visible-light-driven water oxidation.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2, Niigata 950-2181 (Japan).

Published: November 2013


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