Intrinsic point defects and the n- and p-type dopability in α- and β-Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photocatalysts
Jincheng Wang, Zuoyin Liu, Bo Kong, Xinyou An, Min Zhang, Wentao Wang
Abstract
The n- or p-type doping mechanisms in α- and β-Bi 2 O 3 photocatalysts are systemically explored under the different thermal equilibrium growth conditions using hybrid density functional calculations.
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ConductivityVacancy defectDopingAcceptorMaterials scienceImpurityType (biology)Shallow donorCrystallographic defectCharacter (mathematics)Electrical resistivity and conductivityCondensed matter physicsChemical physicsChemistryPhysical chemistryOptoelectronicsPhysicsMathematicsOrganic chemistryGeometryEcologyQuantum mechanicsBiologyAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors