Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Examining the surface evolution of LaTiOxNy an oxynitride solar water splitting photocatalyst

  • Craig Lawley,
  • Maarten Nachtegaal,
  • Jochen Stahn,
  • Vladimir Roddatis,
  • Max Döbeli,
  • Thomas J. Schmidt,
  • Daniele Pergolesi,
  • Thomas Lippert

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15519-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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While solar-driven water splitting may afford a renewable means to harvest energy, it is essential to understand how photocatalysts transform during catalysis. Here, authors study LaTiOxNy films by surface-sensitive techniques before and after photoelectrochemical water splitting.