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Light-driven Enzymatic Decarboxylation
Published on: May 22, 2016
Construction of Spatial Charge Separation Facets on BaTaO2N Crystals by Flux Growth Approach for Visible-Light-Driven
Ying Luo1, Sayaka Suzuki2, Zheng Wang3
1Department of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan.
Abstract:
Low charge separation efficiencies are regarded as obstacles that limit the improvement in the photocatalytic performance of BaTaO2N. In this study, we demonstrated that the anisotropic facets ({100} and {110} facets) of BaTaO2N for efficient spatial charge separation were successfully constructed using the one-pot flux-assisted nitridation approach. As a result, the photocatalytic activity for H2 production on BaTaO2N with coexposed {100} and {110} facets was nearly 10-fold over that of BaTaO2N with only {100} facets and that of the conventional irregularly shaped sample. This finding provides an innovative approach to the development of efficient (oxy)nitride photocatalysts for solar energy conversion.
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