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Development of Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting on (Ga1−x Zn x )(N1−x O x ) Solid Solution

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The development of cocatalysts promoting overall water splitting on (Ga1−x Zn x )(N1−x O x ) solid solution photocatalyst is presented. The (Ga1−x Zn x )(N1−x O x ) is a stable visible-light-driven photocatalyst for stoichiometric water splitting upon loading with a suitable nanoparticulate cocatalyst. Loading with a combination of Cr and Rh oxides, Rh2−y Cr y O3, is demonstrated to raise the quantum efficiency of (Ga1−x Zn x )(N1−x O x ) for overall water splitting to 2.5% at 420–440 nm. This represents a 10-fold increase in efficiency over the highest efficiency previously obtained using nanoparticulate RuO2 as a cocatalyst. In addition to the composition, the dispersion and size of cocatalyst nanoparticles are identified as important factors affecting the degree of enhancement for stoichiometric water splitting.

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Acknowledgements

The research described herein was supported by the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) and Solution Oriented Research for Science and Technology (SORST) programs of the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST). Acknowledgement is also extended to the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) and the Research and Development in a New Interdisciplinary Field Based on Nanotechnology and Materials Science programs of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan.

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    Kazuhiko Maeda, Kentaro Teramura & Kazunari Domen

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Maeda, K., Teramura, K. & Domen, K. Development of Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting on (Ga1−x Zn x )(N1−x O x ) Solid Solution. Catal Surv Asia 11, 145–157 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-007-9032-2

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