Overall photosynthesis of H2O2 by an inorganic semiconductor

Tian Liu; Zhenhua Pan; Junie Jhon M. Vequizo; Kosaku Kato; Binbin Wu; Akira Yamakata; Kenji Katayama; Baoliang Chen; Chiheng Chu; Kazunari Domen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28686-x

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Overall photosynthesis of H2O2 by an inorganic semiconductor

Tian Liu,
Zhenhua Pan,
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo,
Kosaku Kato,
Binbin Wu,
Akira Yamakata,
Kenji Katayama,
Baoliang Chen,
Chiheng Chu,
Kazunari Domen

Affiliations

Tian Liu: Faculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University
Zhenhua Pan: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Chuo University
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
Kosaku Kato: Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute
Binbin Wu: Faculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University
Akira Yamakata: Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute
Kenji Katayama: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Chuo University
Baoliang Chen: Faculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University
Chiheng Chu: Faculty of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University
Kazunari Domen: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28686-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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An inorganic and robust photocatalytic system based on Mo-doped faceted BiVO4 particles exhibits a solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency of 0.29% for H2O2 generation, a new record among inorganic systems.

Published in Nature Communications

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