TeO2 nanostructures as a NO2 sensor: DFT investigation

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1049, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-27

  Nagarajan, V ^a   Chandiramouli, R ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorbed energy; Density of states; Mulliken population; NO2; Tellurium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911891382     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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