Origin of High Photocatalytic Efficiency in Monolayer g-C3N4/CdS Heterostructure: A Hybrid DFT Study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 51, 2015, Pages 28417-28423

  Liu, Jianjun ^a,b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAIBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CARBON; CHARGE TRANSFER; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INTERFACE STATES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CHARGE DENSITY DIFFERENCE; GRAPHITE-LIKE CARBON NITRIDES; HYBRID DENSITY FUNCTIONAL; INTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84952920956     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b09092     Document Type: Article

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