Variation in surface ionization potentials of pristine and hydrated BiVO4

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2379-2383

  Crespo Otero, Rachel ^a   Walsh, Aron ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

density functional theory; metal oxides; solid liquid interface; theoretical electrochemistry

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHASE INTERFACES; WATER ABSORPTION;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATIONS; METAL OXIDES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; SURFACE TERMINATION; VALENCE BAND EDGES;

VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84934895081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00966     Document Type: Article

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