Enhanced photocatalytic activity in Mn-doped multiferroic BiFeO<sub>3</sub>
Jafar Hussain Shah, Zhi Huaqian, Rashid Mehmood, Ali Imran Channa, Jamal Kazmi, Liang Zhang, Federico Rosei, Zhiming Wang
Abstract
Mn doping in ferroelectric BiFeO 3 enhanced photocatalytic activity through the synergistic effect of the enhanced band bending on the surface as a result of internal screening of polarization bound charges and formation of inter-band energy levels while shifting the energy bands closer together.
Topics & Concepts
MultiferroicsPhotocatalysisMaterials scienceDopingFerroelectricityChemistryOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryCatalysisDielectricMultiferroics and related materials