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Elsevier, Computational Materials Science, (68), p. 234-237

DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.09.021

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First-principles study of the electronic and optical properties of the (Eu,N)-codoped anatase TiO2 photocatalyst

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Abstract

We calculated the electronic and optical properties of Eu-doped, N-doped, and (Eu,N)-codoped TiO2 using plane-wave pseudopotential method. The calculated results show that there are impurity levels of Eu 4f appearing in the band gap of Eu doping system, and N doping system can lead to narrowing of the band gap. Moreover, the synergistic effect of the Eu and N codoping TiO2 leads to lattice distortion, band gap narrowing. The optical absorption curves indicate that (Eu,N)-codoped system exhibits a significant red-shift of absorption edge, which enhances the visible-light photocatalytic activity.