Origin of the visible light absorption of boron/nitrogen Co-doped anatase TiO2

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 50, 2013, Pages 26454-26459

  Sun, Chenghua ^a,b   Searles, Debra J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; B-DOPING; ELECTRON EXCITATIONS; IMPURITY BANDS; NET CHARGES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC STATES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84890810088     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408858u     Document Type: Article

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