Abstract
We have investigated the effect of the co-substitution of SnIV and NiII ions on the electronic structure and physicochemical property of InMO4 (M = Nb, Ta) semiconductors. The co-substitution leads to a red-shift of absorption edge as well as to an appearance of satellite peak below the absorption edge. Depending on the nature of valence orbitals, the substitution of p- and d-block elements results in the lowering of conduction band and the formation of impurity states in the middle of bandgap, respectively. Such a band modification makes the photocatalytic activity of InMO4 improved against the photodegradation of organic molecules.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-255 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 434 |
Issue number | 4-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Feb 5 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research (Letter) was performed for the Hydrogen Energy R&D Center, one of the 21st Century Frontier R&D Program, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea, and partly by the financial support by Ministry of Environment (Grant No.: 022-061-023). The experiments at PLS were supported in part by MOST and POSTECH.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry