Synergistic enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen production in TiO<sub>2</sub> nanosheets through light-induced defect formation and Pt single atoms
Majid Shahsanaei, Nastaran Farahbakhsh, Sadegh Pour-Ali, Annika Schardt, Setareh Orangpour, Carsten Engelhard, Shiva Mohajernia, Manuela S. Killian, Seyedsina Hejazi
Abstract
Pt single atoms and clusters, formed with an optimized light-induced strategy, boost hydrogen evolution efficiency by 4000 times compared to the pristine sample and 4 times compared to conventional Pt photo-deposited samples.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisHydrogen productionMaterials scienceHydrogenPhotochemistryProduction (economics)Chemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisEconomicsOrganic chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringMacroeconomicsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells