Local magnetic spin mismatch promoting photocatalytic overall water splitting with exceptional solar-to-hydrogen efficiency
Yiyang Li, Zihan Wang, Yiqi Wang, András Kovács, Christopher Foo, Rafal E. Dunin‐Borkowski, Yunhao Lu, Robert A. Taylor, Chen Wu, Shik Chi Edman Tsang
Abstract
A local-magnetic-field-promoted photocatalytic overall water splitting system is developed for the Fe 3 O 4 /N-TiO 2 catalyst, and an unprecedented solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 11.9 ± 0.5% is achieved at 270 °C.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisWater splittingPhotocatalytic water splittingHydrogenCatalysisMaterials scienceMagnetic fieldPhotochemistryEnergy conversion efficiencyChemistryOptoelectronicsPhysicsOrganic chemistryBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion