Sequential cocatalyst decoration on BaTaO2N towards highly-active Z-scheme water splitting

Zheng Wang; Ying Luo; Takashi Hisatomi; Junie Jhon M. Vequizo; Sayaka Suzuki; Shanshan Chen; Mamiko Nakabayashi; Lihua Lin; Zhenhua Pan; Nobuko Kariya; Akira Yamakata; Naoya Shibata; Tsuyoshi Takata; Katsuya Teshima; Kazunari Domen

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21284-3

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Sequential cocatalyst decoration on BaTaO2N towards highly-active Z-scheme water splitting

Zheng Wang,
Ying Luo,
Takashi Hisatomi,
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo,
Sayaka Suzuki,
Shanshan Chen,
Mamiko Nakabayashi,
Lihua Lin,
Zhenhua Pan,
Nobuko Kariya,
Akira Yamakata,
Naoya Shibata,
Tsuyoshi Takata,
Katsuya Teshima,
Kazunari Domen

Affiliations

Zheng Wang: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Ying Luo: Department of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University
Takashi Hisatomi: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Sayaka Suzuki: Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University
Shanshan Chen: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Mamiko Nakabayashi: Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
Lihua Lin: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Zhenhua Pan: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Nobuko Kariya: Science & Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Akira Yamakata: Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute
Naoya Shibata: Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo
Tsuyoshi Takata: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Katsuya Teshima: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University
Kazunari Domen: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21284-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Activation of narrow-bandgap photocatalysts holds key to applicable solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion. Here, the authors demonstrate effective sequential cocatalyst decoration for such narrow-bandgap photocatalysts to realise highly-efficient hydrogen evolution and Z-scheme water splitting.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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