Effects of hydrothermal etching and conversion on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and overall water splitting with nanoparticulate and mesoporous TiO <sub>2</sub> and SrTiO <sub>3</sub> /TiO <sub>2</sub> composites
Lion Schumacher, Jana Timm, Roland Marschall
Abstract
Hydrothermal treatment of mesoporous photocatalysts in diluted NaOH solution or H 2 O might be a simple and promising strategy to improve photocatalytic activities in general, as we show for TiO 2 and SrTiO 3 /TiO 2 composites.
Topics & Concepts
Hydrothermal circulationWater splittingPhotocatalysisMaterials scienceMesoporous materialHydrogenEtching (microfabrication)Composite materialPhotocatalytic water splittingChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryEngineeringLayer (electronics)Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells