Photocatalytic activity and DFT calculations on electronic structure of N-doped ZnO/Ag nanocomposites

Catalysis Communications

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 890-894

  Li, Zhenjiang ^a   Sun, Suyuan ^a   Xu, Xiao ^a   Zheng, Bin ^a   Meng, Alan ^a,b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

DFT; Nitrogen doped; Photocatalyst; ZnO Ag

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR LEVELS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DFT; DFT CALCULATION; DOPED SAMPLE; LIQUID DEPOSITION; METHYL ORANGE; N-DOPED; NITROGEN-DOPED; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PLASMA NITRIDING; THEORETICAL RESULT; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO/AG;

AZO DYES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMA DEPOSITION;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 79952605049     PISSN: 15667367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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