Band gap calculation and photo catalytic activity of rare earths doped rutile TiO2

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-468

  BIAN, Liang ^a   SONG, Mianxin ^a   ZHOU, Tianliang ^b   ZHAO, Xiaoyong ^a   DAI, Qingqing ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^c Shanghai East Sea Marine Engineering Survey   (China)

Author keywords

band gap; density functional theory; rare earths; rutile TiO2

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ENERGY GAP; LUTETIUM; OXIDE MINERALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RARE EARTHS; SCANDIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES; YTTERBIUM;

BAND GAP; BAND GAP WIDTH; BAND GAPS; DENSITY OF STATE; DFT CALCULATION; EXPERIMENT VALUES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RE ELEMENTS; RUTILE TIO; RUTILE TIO2; TI ATOMS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 67649770473     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0721(08)60270-7     Document Type: Article

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