Effect of cobalt doping on photocatalytic water splitting activity of NiTi-layered double hydroxide
Sara Samuei, Sina Sadigh Akbari, Emine Ülker, Ferdi Karadaş
Abstract
Cobalt-doping a NiTi layered double hydroxide affords CoNiTi-LDH with smaller plate sizes and a higher degree of order, which allows the band gap to shrink from 2.7 eV to 2.4 eV. CoNiTi-LDH is active for both water oxidation and reduction.
Topics & Concepts
HydroxideDopingCobaltPhotocatalysisWater splittingMaterials scienceCatalysisBand gapInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications