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Elucidating the formation and active state of Cu co-catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Published:2021 Issue:38 Volume:9 Page:21958-21971
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Schubert Jasmin S.¹,Kalantari Leila¹,Lechner Andreas¹,Giesriegl Ariane¹,Nandan Sreejith P.¹,Alaya Pablo¹,Kashiwaya Shun²,Sauer Markus³^ORCID,Foelske Annette³,Rosen Johanna²,Blaha Peter¹,Cherevan Alexey¹^ORCID,Eder Dominik¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Materials Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), Getreidemarkt 9, 1060, Vienna, Austria

2. Materials Design, Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden

3. Analytical Instrumentation Center, Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), Lehargasse 6, 1060 Vienna, Austria

Abstract

Calcination of Cu/TiO2 is detrimental to its photocatalytic HER performance. We relate this to heat-activated Cu diffusion into the TiO2 lattice, which decreases accessibility of the Cu sites on the surface and generates charge recombination centers.

Funder

Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning

Technische Universität Wien

Austrian Science Fund

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/TA/D1TA05561E

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