A Sillén oxyhalide SrBi<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>Cl<sub>3</sub> as a promising photocatalyst for water splitting: impact of the asymmetric structure on light absorption and charge carrier dynamics
Hajime Suzuki, Daichi Ozaki, Yusuke Ishii, Osamu Tomita, Daichi Kato, Shunsuke Nozawa, Kouichi Nakashima, Akinori Saeki, Hiroshi Kageyama, Ryu Abe
Abstract
We report a Sillén-type layered oxyhalide SrBi 3 O 4 Cl 3 with asymmetric structure as a photocatalyst for visible-light-induced water splitting, due to the Bi–Bi interaction across the single halogen layer and the electrostatic destabilization of Cl in the double halogen layer.
Topics & Concepts
HalogenPhotocatalysisAbsorption (acoustics)Water splittingVisible spectrumFluoriteMaterials scienceLayer (electronics)ChemistryInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryMineralogyCatalysisNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsAlkylBiochemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialMetallurgyElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques