Illustration of high-active Ag 2 CrO 4 photocatalyst from the first-principle calculation of electronic structures and carrier effective mass

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 358, Issue , 2015, Pages 457-462

  Zhang, Jinfeng ^a,b   Yu, Weilai ^c   Liu, Jianjun ^a,b   Liu, Baoshun ^d  

^a Wuhan University of Technology   (China)

^b HUAIBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Wuhan University of Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Ag 2 CrO 4; Density functional theory; Effective mass

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

AG2CRO4; EFFECTIVE MASS; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84940707588     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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