Phase transition-induced band edge engineering of BiVO4 to split pure water under visible light

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 45, 2015, Pages 13774-13778

  Jo, Won Jun ^a   Kang, Hyun Joon ^b   Kong, Ki Jeong ^c   Lee, Yun Seog ^a   Park, Hunmin ^b   Lee, Younghye ^b   Buonassisi, Tonio ^a   Gleason, Karen K ^a   Lee, Jae Sung ^d  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^d Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; VANADIC ACID; WATER;

BAND EDGE ENGINEERING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENGINEERING; LIGHT; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 84946782089     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1509674112     Document Type: Article

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