Prediction of silicon nanowires as photocatalysts for water splitting: Band structures calculated using density functional theory

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3425-3428

  Zhang, R Q ^a   Liu, X M ^b   Wen, Z ^a   Jiang, Q ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CL SURFACE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; GENERATION METHOD; KEY FACTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; SILICON NANOWIRES; SOLAR-POWERED; WATER SPLITTING;

HYDROGEN; NANOWIRES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 79952030330     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp111182c     Document Type: Article

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