Origin of the increased photocatalytic performance of TiO2 nanocrystal composed of pure core and heavily nitrogen-doped shell: A theoretical study

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 22815-22822

  Ma, Xiangchao ^a   Dai, Ying ^a   Huang, Baibiao ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

core shell structure; electronic structures; homojunction; N modified TiO2; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARGE CARRIERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; NANOCRYSTALS; NITROGEN; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

CARRIER RECOMBINATION; CONVENTIONAL DOPING; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; DOPING CONCENTRATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HOMOJUNCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84919941206     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am506968h     Document Type: Article

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