Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of Gadolinium doped nanocrystalline titania: An experimental and theoretical study

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 439, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-61

  Paul, Susmita ^a   Chetri, Pawan ^a   Choudhury, Biswajit ^a   Ameen Ahmed, Gazi ^a   Choudhury, Amarjyoti ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Band gap; Density functional theory; Free charge carriers; Gd 4f states; Phenol; Photocatalytic activity; Photoluminescence; Surface area; Trap centers; Visible light

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; GADOLINIUM; NANOPARTICLES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

4F STATE; FREE CHARGE CARRIERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SURFACE AREA; TRAP CENTER; VISIBLE LIGHT;

LIGHT;

GADOLINIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84909619398     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.09.083     Document Type: Article

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