Visible-light-driven oxygen evolution by a BaTiO<sub>3</sub> based ferroelectric photocatalyst <i>via</i> water splitting
Areef Billah, Anjuman Nesa Anju, Fumihiko Hirose, Bashir Ahmmad
Abstract
Co-doping of BaTiO 3 with Mn and Nb makes it visible light active and retains its ferroelectricity at a satisfactory level. This ferroelectricity is found to have contributed to charge separation during photocatalytic reactions.
Topics & Concepts
FerroelectricityPhotocatalysisVisible spectrumMaterials scienceDopingWater splittingOxygen evolutionOxygenCharge (physics)OptoelectronicsPhotochemistryNanotechnologyChemistryPhysical chemistryDielectricPhysicsCatalysisOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryElectrodeQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsMultiferroics and related materials