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Pd3Bi intermetallic particles prepared by the photodeposition method for photocatalytic ethane production from
Surya Pratap Singh1, Kosuke Beppu1, Fumiaki Amano1
1Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Faculty and Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1, Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan. f.amano@tmu.ac.jp.
Abstract:
A Pd3Bi intermetallic compound (IMC) was photocatalytically deposited onto the gallium oxide (Ga2O3) surface at room temperature. Conventional impregnation and reduction methods were difficult for the formation of the Pd3Bi IMC on Ga2O3, highlighting the importance of the photodeposition approach. The Pd3Bi-loaded Ga2O3 photocatalyst exhibited 84% selectivity in methane-to-ethane conversion with hydrogen production in the presence of water vapour.

