Reduced grey brookite for noble metal free photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>evolution
Ewa Wierzbicka, Marco Altomare, Mingjian Wu, Ning Liu, Tadahiro Yokosawa, Dominik Fehn, Shanshan Qin, Karsten Meyer, Tobias Unruh, Erdmann Spiecker, Leonardo Palmisano, Marianna Bellardita, Johannes Will, Patrik Schmuki
Abstract
Herein we introduce for the first time a reduced “grey” brookite TiO<sub>2</sub>photocatalyst, produced by thermal hydrogenation of brookite nanoparticles, that shows a remarkable noble metal free photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub>evolution.
Topics & Concepts
BrookitePhotocatalysisNoble metalMaterials scienceMetalCatalysisChemistryMetallurgyAnataseOrganic chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis