Reactive Ballistic Deposition of -Fe2O3 Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
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Nathan T. Hahn, Heechang Ye, David W. Flaherty, Allen J. Bard, and C. Buddie Mullins* Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Materials Institute, Center for Nanoand Molecular Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0400, Austin, Texas 78712 and Center for Electrochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Austin, Texas 78712
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