Theoretical insights into the impact of ru catalyst anchors on the efficiency of photocatalytic CO2 reduction on Ta2O5

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 7186-7197

  Akimov, Alexey V ^a   Jinnouchi, R ^b   Shirai, S ^b   Asahi, R ^b   Prezhdo, Oleg V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; TANTALUM OXIDES;

CATALYTIC CENTER; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON-HOLE INTERACTIONS; MANY-BODY EFFECT; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; STERIC INTERACTIONS; SURFACE MODELING;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84935006144     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5080658     Document Type: Article

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