Effect of Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Cocatalysts on Photocatalytic Activity of GaN : ZnO
Effect of Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Cocatalysts on Photocatalytic Activity of GaN : ZnO
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析氢析氧助催化剂对 GaN : ZnO 光催化活性的影响
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10.1002/ejic.201300439
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2014
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A. Xiong;T. Teranishi;T. Yoshinaga;et al.
The coloading effect of H2and O2evolution cocatalysts on the overall water splitting reaction was investigated using a solid solution of GaN and ZnO (hereafter termed GaN:ZnO) as a photocatalyst. GaN:ZnO was modified with nanoparticulate Mn3O4, RuO2, and IrO2as O2evolution cocatalysts and with core/shell‐type Rh/Cr2O3composites as H2evolution cocatalysts. The photocatalytic activity of the coloaded samples for overall water splitting was higher than that of the samples modified with either of the O2or H2evolution cocatalysts alone. The activity enhancement induced by coloading was comparable for the three O2evolution cocatalysts investigated at the optimized loading amounts. Loading of a more efficient Rh/Cr2O3cocatalyst prepared by adsorption of Rh nanoparticles further improved the photocatalytic activity. It was concluded that a simultaneous improvement in both oxidation and reduction reactions was effective at enhancing the photocatalytic activity of GaN:ZnO, whereas the reduction reactions limited the overall reaction rate of the coloaded system more significantly.