Passivation of surface states of α-Fe2O3(0001) surface by deposition of Ga2O3 overlayers: A density functional theory study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Ulman, Kanchan ^a   Nguyen, Manh Thuong ^a   Seriani, Nicola ^a   Gebauer, Ralph ^a  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; OXYGEN; PASSIVATION; SURFACE STATES; WETTING;

COMPLETE WETTING; CRITICAL LAYER THICKNESS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; FIRST PRINCIPLES; OXYGEN-TERMINATED SURFACES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; WATER SPLITTING REACTIONS;

GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84959496169     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: 10897690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4942655     Document Type: Article

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