Manipulation of charge carrier flow in Bi<sub>4</sub>NbO<sub>8</sub>Cl nanoplate photocatalyst with metal loading
Kanta Ogawa, Ryota Sakamoto, Chengchao Zhong, Hajime Suzuki, Kosaku Kato, Osamu Tomita, Kouichi Nakashima, Akira Yamakata, Takashi Tachikawa, Akinori Saeki, Hiroshi Kageyama, Ryu Abe
Abstract
An efficient spatial separation of photoexcited carriers is demonstrated in a layered-oxyhalide nanoplate by controlling the direction of carrier flows upon Rh cocatalyst loading, which leads to drastic photocatalytic H 2 evolution activity.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCharge carrierMaterials scienceSemiconductorChemical physicsElectronMetalDispersion (optics)Valence (chemistry)NanoparticleNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsMolecular physicsChemistryOpticsCatalysisBiochemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsMetallurgyAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications