Photocatalytic activity of NaTaO3 doped with N, Mo, and (N,Mo): A hybrid density functional study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 10711-10719

  Modak, Brindaban ^a   Srinivasu, K ^a   Ghosh, Swapan K ^a,b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UM DAE CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN BASIC SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

BAND ALIGNMENTS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; HYBRID DENSITY FUNCTIONAL; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; WATER SPLITTING;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84901327603     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410995g     Document Type: Article

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