Cation disorder and octahedral distortion control of internal electric field, band bending and carrier lifetime in Aurivillius perovskite solid solutions for enhanced photocatalytic activity
Jaideep Malik, Shubham Kumar, Priya Srivastava, Monojit Bag, Tapas Kumar Mandal
Abstract
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Aurivillius perovskite solid solutions demonstrates the compositional control of cation disorder and octahedral distortion that regulates the internal electric field and other factors affecting overall activity.
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AurivilliusOctahedronElectric fieldPhotocatalysisMaterials sciencePerovskite (structure)Distortion (music)Solid solutionSolid-stateCondensed matter physicsOptoelectronicsCrystallographyFerroelectricityChemistryCrystal structurePhysical chemistryPhysicsMetallurgyCatalysisOrganic chemistryAmplifierQuantum mechanicsDielectricCMOSPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMultiferroics and related materials