Amorphous TiO2 as a photocatalyst for hydrogen production: A DFT study of structural and electronic properties

WHEC 2012 Conference Proceedings - 19th World Hydrogen Energy Conference

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 291-299

  Kaur, Kulbir ^a   Singh, Chandra Veer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic properties; Hydrogen production; Photocatalysis; Structural properties

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

AMORPHOUS TIO; CRYSTALLINE FORM; CRYSTALLINE-TIO; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DFT STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC SPLITTING; RUTILE AND ANATASE; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; TIO;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84874728598     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.09.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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