Simultaneously photodeposited rhodium metal and oxide nanoparticles promoting photocatalytic hydrogen production

摘要

Photodeposition of a Rh cocatalyst under atmospheric conditions could simultaneously provide both Rh metal and oxide nanoparticles on a K_2Ti_6O_(13) photocatalyst, both of which cooperatively promoted the photocatalytic hydrogen production from water and methane. Since photocatalytic solar energy conversion to hydrogen is an environmentally benign technology, the development of efficient photocatalysts has been extensively studied all over the world.