Layered perovskite Sr2Ta2O7 for visible light photocatalysis: A first principles study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5043-5050

  Liu, Peng ^a,b   Nisar, Jawad ^b   Ahuja, Rajeev ^a,b   Pathak, Biswarup ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND EDGE POSITION; CHARGE COMPENSATION; CO-DOPING; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; IMPURITY STATE; LAYERED PEROVSKITE; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; WATER OXIDATION;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84875131596     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp310945e     Document Type: Article

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