Electronic structure and water splitting under visible light irradiation of BiTa1-xCuxO4 (x = 0.00-0.04) photocatalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3631-3638

  Zhang, Hongjie ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Wang, Qun ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BiTaO4; DFT calculation; Photocatalyst; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; BITAO4; CO CATALYSTS; CU IMPURITIES; DFT CALCULATION; DONOR LEVELS; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; NON-DOPED; PHOTO-CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLID-STATE REACTION METHODS; UV-VIS SPECTRUM; VISIBLE LIGHTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; WATER SPLITTING;

CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 67349233873     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.02.053     Document Type: Article

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