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Cu2O as a photocatalyst for overall water splitting under visible light irradiation
Michikazu Hara,Takeshi Kondo,Mutsuko Komoda,Sigeru Ikeda,Junko N. Kondo,Kazunari Domen,Kiyoaki Shinohara,Akira Tanaka +7 more
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In this paper, the photocatalytic water splitting on Cu2O powder proceeds without any noticeable decrease in the activity for more than 1900 h. The authors investigated the decomposition of water into H2 and O2 under visible light irradiation.About:
This article is published in Chemical Communications.The article was published on 1998-01-01. It has received 792 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photocatalytic water splitting & Water splitting.read more
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A review and recent developments in photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2 for hydrogen production
TL;DR: In this article, the up-to-date development of the above-mentioned technologies applied to TiO 2 photocatalytic hydrogen production is reviewed, based on the studies reported in the literature, metal ion-implantation and dye sensitization are very effective methods to extend the activating spectrum to the visible range.
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Inorganic Materials as Catalysts for Photochemical Splitting of Water
TL;DR: A review of the known inorganic catalysts with a focus on structure-activity relationships is given in this article, where the first water splitting system based on TiO2 and Pt was proposed by Fujishima and Honda in 1972.
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Highly active oxide photocathode for photoelectrochemical water reduction
Adriana Paracchino,Vincent Laporte,Kevin Sivula,Michael Grätzel,Elijah Thimsen,Elijah Thimsen +5 more
TL;DR: A highly active photocathode for solar H(2) production is presented, consisting of electrodeposited cuprous oxide, which was protected against photocathodic decomposition in water by nanolayers of Al-doped zinc oxide and titanium oxide and activated for hydrogen evolution with electroDeposited Pt nanoparticles.
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Cu and Cu-Based Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis.
Manoj B. Gawande,Anandarup Goswami,François-Xavier Felpin,Tewodros Asefa,Xiaoxi Huang,Rafael Silva,Xiaoxin Zou,Radek Zboril,Rajender S. Varma +8 more
TL;DR: A critical appraisal of different synthetic approaches to Cu and Cu-based nanoparticles and copper nanoparticles immobilized into or supported on various support materials (SiO2, magnetic support materials, etc.), along with their applications in catalysis.
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Particulate Photocatalysts for Light-Driven Water Splitting: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Design Strategies
TL;DR: This review illustrates that it is possible to employ the fundamental principles underlying photosynthesis and the tools of chemical and materials science to design and prepare photocatalysts for overall water splitting.
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