Engineering Band Edge Positions of Nickel Oxyhydroxide through Facet Selection

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 8104-8108

  Fidelsky, Vicky ^a   Caspary Toroker, Maytal ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ENERGY GAP; NICKEL; VALENCE BANDS;

BAND EDGE POSITION; CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; NICKEL OXYHYDROXIDES; OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SURFACE ORIENTATION; WATER OXIDATION CATALYSTS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84966659092     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b00214     Document Type: Article

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