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Krishna Kuben Govender
Researcher at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Publications - 45
Citations - 776
Krishna Kuben Govender is an academic researcher from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Band gap & Heterojunction. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 39 publications receiving 557 citations. Previous affiliations of Krishna Kuben Govender include University of Cape Town & University of Pretoria.
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Recent progress in the development of semiconductor-based photocatalyst materials for applications in photocatalytic water splitting and degradation of pollutants
TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes the recent state-of-the-art first-principles research progress in the design of effective visible-light-response semiconductor photocatalysts through several modification processes with a focus on density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
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Insights into the photocatalytic mechanism of mediator-free direct Z-scheme g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6(010) and g-C3N4/Bi2WO6(010) heterostructures: A hybrid density functional theory study
TL;DR: In this article, a mediator-free Z-scheme graphite-like carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based photocatalyst was designed for the first time using first-principles studies.
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Understanding the mechanism of enhanced charge separation and visible light photocatalytic activity of modified wurtzite ZnO with nanoclusters of ZnS and graphene oxide: from a hybrid density functional study
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the charge transfer, the improved photocatalytic mechanism, and the electronic and interfacial properties of the hybrid van der Waals (vdWs) ZnS/graphene oxide (GO)/ZnO heterostructure for the first time by carrying out comprehensive hybrid density functional theory calculations.
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Role of MoS2 and WS2 monolayers on photocatalytic hydrogen production and the pollutant degradation of monoclinic BiVO4: a first-principles study
TL;DR: In this paper, the roles of MoS2 and WS2 monolayers loaded onto a m-BiVO4 surface for active photocatalytic hydrogen production and pollutant degradation are explored using first-principle studies.
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QTAIM and ETS-NOCV Analyses of Intramolecular CH···HC Interactions in Metal Complexes
TL;DR: The QTAIM and ETS-NOCV studies have conclusively demonstrated that the H-clashes are seen as H-H intramolecular bonding interactions and an excellent agreement between physical properties controlling the stability of the two complexes was found.