A novel Bi 1.5Zn 1-xCu xTa 1.5O 7 photocatalyst: Water splitting properties under visible light and its electronic structures

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12960-12966

  Sun, Jingxue ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Pei, Jian ^a   Jin, Rencheng ^a   Li, Yingxuan ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BZT; Cu doping; DFT calculation; Photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

COPPER DOPING; CU IMPURITY; CU-DOPED; CU-DOPING; DFT CALCULATION; DFT METHOD; DONOR LEVELS; MOLAR RATIO; NOVEL SERIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PYROCHLORE STRUCTURES; RED SHIFT; UV IRRADIATION; UV-VIS SPECTRA; VISIBLE LIGHT; WATER SPLITTING;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; ZINC;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84864996756     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.071     Document Type: Article

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