Tuning electronic structure of BaTiO3 for enhanced photocatalytic performance using cation-anion codoping: A first-principles study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumeng Fo ◽  
Yanxia Ma ◽  
Hao Dong ◽  
Xin Zhou

Codoping with cation and anion is found to be an effective approach to tailor the electronic structures of semiconductor-based photocatalysts. In this work, a systematic hybrid density functional study has...

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (43) ◽  
pp. 28743-28753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangzhao Wang ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
Anlong Kuang ◽  
Hongkuan Yuan ◽  
...  

To improve the photocatalytic performance of KNbO3 for the decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen, the electronic structure of KNbO3 should be modified to have a suitable bandgap with band edge positions straddling the water redox level so as to sufficiently absorb visible light.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (43) ◽  
pp. 30040-30046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adisak Boonchun ◽  
Pakpoom Reunchan ◽  
Naoto Umezawa

The energetics and electronic structures of native defects in anatase TiO2 are comprehensively studied using hybrid density functional calculations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (26) ◽  
pp. 17322-17334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timo Weckman ◽  
Kari Laasonen

A comprehensive density functional study on the reaction mechanisms during the atomic layer deposition of alumina via trimethylaluminium–waterprocess.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (39) ◽  
pp. 27226-27231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kieu My Bui ◽  
Van An Dinh ◽  
Susumu Okada ◽  
Takahisa Ohno

Based on density functional theory, we have systematically studied the crystal and electronic structures, and the diffusion mechanism of the NASICON-type solid electrolyte Na3Zr2Si2PO12.


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