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Effect of N and Fe codoping on the electronic structure and optical properties of TiO2 from first-principles study

Zhuomao Zhu1, Baoan Bian1 and Haifeng Shi1, 2

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Abstract: The electronic structure and optical properties of N and Fe codoping TiO2 have been investigated by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory.The calculated results indicate that the stability of N and Fe codoping TiO2 will change at different substitutional sites of N and Fe.The mechanism of band gap narrowing of doping TiO2 is discussed by investigating the density of state.The different substitutional site of N and Fe in codoping TiO2 influences the visible-light absorption.An increased visible-light absorption for doping TiO2 results from the synergistic effect of N and Fe codoping.Therefore, N and Fe codoping may enhance the visible-light photocatalytic activity of TiO2.

Key words: codopingfirst-principleelectronic structureoptical properties



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Fig. 1.  (Color online) Supercell models of N/Fe-codoped TiO$_{2}$. (a) N/Fe-1. (b) N/Fe-2. (c) N/Fe-3. The ion doping sites are marked with Fe and N. The gray and red spheres represent the Ti and O atoms,respectively.

Fig. 2.  (Color online) Band structures plots of (a) pure anatase TiO$_{2}$,(b) N-doped TiO$_{2}$,(c) Fe-doped TiO$_{2}$ ,(d) N/Fe-1,(e) N/Fe-2 and (f) N/Fe-3.

Fig. 3.  (Color online) The calculated DOS (PDOS) of pure TiO$_{2}$,N-doped TiO$_{2}$,Fe-doped TiO$_{2}$,N/Fe-1,N/Fe-2 and N/Fe-3. The dot line at zero point energy is $E_{\rm F}$.

Fig. 4.  The optical absorption spectra of pure and doping TiO$_{2}$.

Table 1.   Defect formation energy of different doping models.

Doped systemDefect formation energy (eV)}
O-richTi-rich
N-doped TiO$_{2}$5.3353 -0.4540
Fe-doped TiO$_{2}$0.8321 12.4109
N/Fe-1 5.2868 11.0762
N/Fe-2 5.7506 11.5400
N/Fe-3 5.7516 11.5410
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      Zhuomao Zhu, Baoan Bian, Haifeng Shi. Effect of N and Fe codoping on the electronic structure and optical properties of TiO2 from first-principles study[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(10): 102003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/10/102003 Z M Zhu, B A Bian, H F Shi. Effect of N and Fe codoping on the electronic structure and optical properties of TiO2 from first-principles study[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(10): 102003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/10/102003.Export: BibTex EndNote
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      Zhuomao Zhu, Baoan Bian, Haifeng Shi. Effect of N and Fe codoping on the electronic structure and optical properties of TiO2 from first-principles study[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(10): 102003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/10/102003

      Z M Zhu, B A Bian, H F Shi. Effect of N and Fe codoping on the electronic structure and optical properties of TiO2 from first-principles study[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(10): 102003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/10/102003.
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      Effect of N and Fe codoping on the electronic structure and optical properties of TiO2 from first-principles study

      doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/10/102003
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      Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11005050) and the Graduate Innovation Project of Jiangsu Province (No.SJLX 0517).

      • Received Date: 2014-12-22
      • Accepted Date: 2015-05-24
      • Published Date: 2015-01-25

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