Novel electronic properties of a new MoS 2 /TiO 2 heterostructure and potential applications in solar cells and photocatalysis

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 414, Issue , 2017, Pages 34-40

  Li, Yanhua ^a   Cai, Congzhong ^a   Gu, Yonghong ^a,b   Cheng, Wende ^a,c   Xiong, Wen ^a   Zhao, Chengjun ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Moir pattern; MoS 2 TiO 2 heterostructure; Photocatalyst; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR CELLS; SPIN HALL EFFECT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGES; FIRST PRINCIPLES METHOD; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D); TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS (2DEG); TWO-DIMENSIONAL HOLE GAS (2DHG); TYPE II BAND ALIGNMENTS; VAN DER WAALS CORRECTION;

TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS;

EID: 85018471311     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.04.001     Document Type: Article

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