Theoretical study of charge separation at the rutile-anatase interface

Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 566-570

  Kullgren, Jolla ^a   Huy, Huynh Anh ^a   Aradi, Bálint ^a   Frauenheim, Thomas ^a   Deák, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Band offsets; Carrier trapping; Density functional theory; Vacancies

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM THEORY; SIMULATED ANNEALING; VACANCIES;

BAND OFFSETS; CARRIER TRAPPING; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; HIGH LEVEL ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; RECOMBINATION CHANNELS; RUTILE AND ANATASE; TIO;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84902652152     PISSN: 18626254     EISSN: 18626270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201409048     Document Type: Article

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