Quantum chemical calculations of the structural influence on electronic properties in TiO2 nanocrystals
(2017) In Molecular Physics 115(17-18). p.2209-2217- Abstract
Quantum chemical calculations for two TiO2 nanoparticle cluster models (rutile–(TiO2)n with n = 20, and anatase–(TiO2)n with n = 92), selected to represent different nanoparticle size regimes, are used to elucidate structural influences on the electronic properties. Structural and electronic properties were obtained using a variety of computational methods and structure optimisation schemes, including a comparison of results for several different density functional theory functionals, as well as complementary Hartree–Fock and semi-empirical calculations. The results demonstrate a strong dependence of electronic properties, such as the optical band gap of importance for... (More)
Quantum chemical calculations for two TiO2 nanoparticle cluster models (rutile–(TiO2)n with n = 20, and anatase–(TiO2)n with n = 92), selected to represent different nanoparticle size regimes, are used to elucidate structural influences on the electronic properties. Structural and electronic properties were obtained using a variety of computational methods and structure optimisation schemes, including a comparison of results for several different density functional theory functionals, as well as complementary Hartree–Fock and semi-empirical calculations. The results demonstrate a strong dependence of electronic properties, such as the optical band gap of importance for photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic applications, on the structure of the nanocrystal. From a methodological point of view, the calculations also provide useful information of broader significance about the viability of different computational schemes to efficiently obtain reliable computational results for intrinsically nanostructured materials.
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- author
- GALYNSKA, MARTA LU and Persson, Petter LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-09-17
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- cluster models, DFT functionals, TiO
- in
- Molecular Physics
- volume
- 115
- issue
- 17-18
- pages
- 2209 - 2217
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85012240113
- wos:000408727700022
- ISSN
- 0026-8976
- DOI
- 10.1080/00268976.2017.1281456
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 8caa3c83-498a-40b1-9d84-b7dd93677112
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- 2017-02-23 09:59:33
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