Bandwidth can be tuned through various methods, including doping, alloying, and creating nanostructures.
- Doping involves introducing foreign atoms into the catalyst to alter its electronic properties, either by adding electrons (n-type) or creating holes (p-type). - Alloying combines different metals to modify the overall electronic structure, potentially creating a more favorable bandwidth for specific reactions. - Nanostructuring changes the physical dimensions of the catalyst to quantum confinement effects, which can significantly alter the electronic band structure and thus the bandwidth.
