Defect Physics of BiOI as High Efficient Photocatalyst Driven by Visible Light

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 3015-3024

  Dai, Wen Wu ^a   Zhao, Zong Yan ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

defect; first principles; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OXYGEN VACANCIES; POINT DEFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; ENERGY; FIRST PRINCIPLES; HIGH EFFICIENT; OXIDIZATION; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84971330626     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.14311     Document Type: Article

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