New Non-Oxide Photocatalysts Designed for Overall Water Splitting under Visible Light

作者：Kazuhiko Maeda, Kazunari Domen · 发表于：The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 年份：2007 · DOI：10.1021/jp070911w · 被引用次数：1517 · 研究领域：Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques、Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis、Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Overall water splitting to form hydrogen and oxygen over a heterogeneous photocatalyst using solar energy is a promising process for clean and recyclable hydrogen production in large-scale. In recent years, numerous attempts have been made for the development of photocatalysts that work under visible-light irradiation to efficiently utilize solar energy. This article presents recent research progress in the development of visible-light-driven photocatalysts, focusing on the refinement of non-oxide-type photocatalysts such as (oxy)nitrides and oxysulfides.