Structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of Si decorated zinc oxide nanotube photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution via overall water splitting: A DFT study
Yahaya Saadu Itas, Razif Razali, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Salisu Tata, Imed Boukhris
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhotocatalysisDopingPhotocatalytic water splittingBand gapDensity functional theoryHydrogen productionWater splittingNanotubeOxideAbsorption spectroscopyZincNanotechnologyElectronic structureHydrogenChemical engineeringOptoelectronicsComputational chemistryChemistryOpticsCatalysisCarbon nanotubeMetallurgyBiochemistryPhysicsEngineeringOrganic chemistryGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications