Enhanced Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Ability of Cu-Doped Anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> Thin Films: Theory and Experiment
Abdullah M. Alotaibi, Benjamin A. D. Williamson, Sanjayan Sathasivam, Andreas Kafizas, Mahdi Alqahtani, Carlos Sotelo-Vázquez, John Buckeridge, Jiang Wu, Sean P. Nair, David O. Scanlon, Ivan P. Parkin
Abstract
films. Our analysis has highlighted that the interactions between substitutional and interstitial Cu in the anatase lattice can explain the extended exciton lifetimes observed in the doped samples and the enhanced UV photoactivities observed.
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AnataseMaterials sciencePhotocatalysisPhotoluminescenceThin filmDopingDensity functional theoryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemical vapor depositionAbsorption spectroscopyOptoelectronicsOpticsOrganic chemistryComputational chemistryCatalysisChemistryPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications