Chemical insights into electrophilic fluorination of SnO<sub>2</sub>for photoelectrochemical applications
Gaurav Bahuguna, Mohit Verma, Ritu Gupta
Abstract
A novel method for fluorination of SnO 2 is developed that passivates oxygen defects and increases its electrical conductivity drastically, leading to enhanced charge transport in photoelectrochemical applications.
Topics & Concepts
Charge (physics)ConductivityElectrophileMaterials scienceNanotechnologyOxygenPhotoelectrochemistryOptoelectronicsChemistryElectrodeElectrochemistryPhysicsPhysical chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and propertiesGa2O3 and related materials