Platinum-doped α-Fe2O3 for enhanced water splitting efficiency: A DFT+ U study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 5836-5847

  Neufeld, Ofer ^a   Toroker, Maytal Caspary ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HEMATITE; HYDROGEN FUELS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRON CONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCED CONDUCTIVITY; LIGAND FIELD THEORY; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; OXIDATION STATE; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; SYMMETRY-BREAKING; WATER SPLITTING;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84925251254     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp512002f     Document Type: Article

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