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Takayoshi Oshima1,2, Tom Ichibha3, Kenji Oqmhula3
1Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan.
Abstract:
Undoped layered oxynitrides have not been considered as promising H2 -evolution photocatalysts because of the low chemical stability of oxynitrides in aqueous solution. Here, we demonstrate the synthesis of a new layered perovskite oxynitride, K2 LaTa2 O6 N, as an exceptional example of a water-tolerant photocatalyst for H2 evolution under visible light. The material underwent in-situ H+ /K+ exchange in aqueous solution while keeping its visible-light-absorption capability. Protonated K2 LaTa2 O6 N, modified with an Ir cocatalyst, exhibited excellent catalytic activity toward H2 evolution in the presence of I- as an electron donor and under visible light; the activity was six times higher than Pt/ZrO2 /TaON, one of the best-performing oxynitride photocatalysts for H2 evolution. Overall water splitting was also achieved using the Ir-loaded, protonated K2 LaTa2 O6 N in combination with Cs-modified Pt/WO3 as an O2 evolution photocatalyst in the presence of an I3 - /I- shuttle redox couple.
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