Surface effect on electronic and optical properties of Bi 2Ti 2O 7 nanowires for visible light photocatalysis

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Fu, Q ^a   He, T ^a   Li, J L ^a   Yang, G W ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; BAND-GAP MODIFICATION; BISMUTH ATOM; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; OXYGEN ATOM; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PSEUDOPOTENTIALS; PYROCHLORES; SURFACE EFFECT; THEORETICAL RESULT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; WATER SPLITTING REACTIONS;

BISMUTH; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84863514158     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4729553     Document Type: Article

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