Hydrogenated anatase: Strong photocatalytic H2 evolution without the use of a co-catalyst

Autor: Liu, Ning, Schneider, Christopher, Freitag, Detlef, Venkatesan, Umamaheswari, Marthala, V. R. Reddy, Hartmann, Martin, Winter, Benjamin, Spiecker, Erdmann, Zolnhofer, Eva, Meyer, Karsten, Schmuki, Patrik
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 53, Issue 51, pages 14201-14205, December 15, 2014
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408493
Popis: In the present work we show, how a high pressure hydrogenation of commercial anatase or anatase/rutile powder can create a photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution that is highly effective and stable without the need of any additional co-catalyst. This activation effect can not be observed for rutile. For anatase/rutile mixtures, however, a strong synergistic effect is found (similar to findings commonly observed for noble metal decorated TiO2). ESR measurements indicate the intrinsic co-catalytic activation of anatase TiO2 to be due to specific defect centers formed during hydrogenation.
Databáze: arXiv