scholarly journals Sensitization of Perovskite Strontium Stannate SrSnO3towards Visible-Light Absorption by Doping

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hungru Chen ◽  
Naoto Umezawa
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Density Functional Calculations ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Dopant Level ◽  
Strontium Stannate ◽  
Hybrid Density Functional

Perovskite strontium stannate SrSnO3is a promising photocatalyst. However, its band gap is too large for efficient solar energy conversion. In order to sensitize SrSnO3toward visible-light activities, the effects of doping with various selected cations and anions are investigated by using hybrid density functional calculations. Results show that doping can result in dopant level to conduction band transitions which lie lower in energy compared to the original band gap transition. Therefore, it is expected that doping SrSnO3can induce visible-light absorption.

Density functional theory calculations for the investigation of (Ag, N) codoping effect on the electronic and optical properties of anatase TiO2

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (18) ◽  
pp. 1450112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matiullah Khan ◽  
Wenbin Cao ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal Zaman ◽  
Abdul Manan
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Calculation ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Defect Pair ◽  
N Doping

Efficient absorption of light in visible range and enhance separation of photoexcited electron-hole pairs (EHPs) are crucial for improving the photoactivity of metal nonmetal codoped TiO 2. By using density functional theory (DFT) calculations, an effective metal ( Ag ) and nonmetal ( N ) codoping approach is described to modify the photoelectrochemical properties of titanium dioxide ( TiO 2). Nitrogen (N) doping introduces isolated N -2p states above the valence band maximum (VBM) which acts as an electron trap to promote EHP recombination. For Ag -doped TiO 2, Ag -4d states are introduced above the VBM which leads to the band gap narrowing. Silver (Ag) and nitrogen codoped TiO 2 possess stable configuration, narrowed band gap and best visible light absorption. Defect pair binding energy calculation shows that individual dopants, located at a distance of 8.951 Å bind each other, which indicates that the defect pair is stable compared to the isolated impurities in the host lattice. Ag and N codoped TiO 2 shows better visible light absorption as compared to other doped models due to the reduced band gap. N doping reduces the band gap of TiO 2 while Ag doping enhances the EHPs separation, so their combined presence in a sample would improve the photocatalytic activity due to their synergistic codoping effect. Our calculations provide reasonable explanation for the experimental findings.

Electronic properties of highly-active Ag3AsO4 photocatalyst and its band gap modulation: an insight from hybrid-density functional calculations

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (33) ◽  
pp. 23407-23411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pakpoom Reunchan ◽  
Adisak Boonchun ◽  
Naoto Umezawa
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Density Functional Calculations ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Band Gap Modulation ◽  
Hybrid Density Functional

The electronic properties of highly-active Ag3AsO4 photocatalyst are revealed through hybrid-density functional calculations. Its band gap can be linearly modulated by mixing with Ag3PO4 in form of solid solution Ag3AsxP1−xO4.

scholarly journals Electric field tunable band-gap crossover in black(blue) phosphorus/g-ZnO van der Waals heterostructures

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (55) ◽  
pp. 34584-34590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Lifa Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Density Functional Calculations ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Van Der Waals Heterostructures ◽  
Hybrid Density Functional ◽  
Tunable Band Gap

Using hybrid density functional calculations, we studied the electronic and optical properties of graphitic zinc oxide (g-ZnO) and phosphorene van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures.

Phosphorus- and fluorine-co-doped carbon nitride: modulated visible light absorption, charge carrier kinetics and boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinnan Li ◽  
Mingya Wang ◽  
Shushu Huang ◽  
Yiguo Su
Keyword(s):  
Charge Carrier ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Light Response ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Visible Light Response ◽  
Band Gap Structure ◽  
Co Doped

A phosphorus and fluorine co-doped carbon nitride photocatalyst was constructed to modulate the band gap structure and visible light response ability of g-C3N4 as well as the photocatalytic H2 evolution activity.

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