Visible-light-active ZnO via oxygen vacancy manipulation for efficient formaldehyde photodegradation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 262, Issue , 2015, Pages 260-267

  Tang, Yiwen ^a   Zhou, Han ^a   Zhang, Ke ^a   Ding, Jian ^a   Fan, Tongxiang ^a   Zhang, Di ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Oxygen vacancy; Photocatalyst; Photodegradation; Visible light active

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FORMALDEHYDE; LIGHT; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ZINC OXIDE;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT RESPONSIVE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 84908099179     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.095     Document Type: Article

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