Mechanistic insight into the enhanced photocatalytic activity of single-atom Pt, Pd or Au-embedded g-C 3 N 4

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 433, Issue , 2018, Pages 1175-1183

  Tong, Tong ^a   Zhu, Bicheng ^a   Jiang, Chuanjia ^a   Cheng, Bei ^a   Yu, Jiaguo ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Graphitic carbon nitride; Interlayer charge carrier transfer; Noble metal; Photocatalysis; Single atom

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CARBON NITRIDE; CHARGE CARRIERS; DESIGN FOR TESTABILITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NITRIDES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PALLADIUM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PRECIOUS METALS; SUBSTRATES;

CHARGE CARRIER TRANSFER; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; INTERACTIVE RELATIONSHIPS; INTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SINGLE ATOMS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 85032182139     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.10.120     Document Type: Article

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