Improvement of Visible‐Light H2 Evolution Activity of Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 Photocatalyst by Coloading of Rh and Pd Cocatalysts

Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 modified with various metal cocatalysts was studied as a photocatalyst for visible‐light H2 evolution. Although unmodified Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 showed negligible activity, modification of its surface with Rh led to the best observed promotional effect among the Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 samples modifi...

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Published inChemistry : a European journal Vol. 28; no. 43
Main Authors Aihara, Kenta, Kato, Kosaku, Uchiyama, Tomoki, Yasuda, Shuhei, Yokoi, Toshiyuki, Yamakata, Akira, Uchimoto, Yoshiharu, Maeda, Kazuhiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2022
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects
Absorption spectroscopy
artificial photosynthesis
Catalysts
Chemistry
Evolution
heterogeneous photocatalysis
Hydrogen evolution
oxyfluoride
Palladium
Photocatalysts
Rhodium
solar fuels
Surface chemistry
water splitting
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Summary:Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 modified with various metal cocatalysts was studied as a photocatalyst for visible‐light H2 evolution. Although unmodified Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 showed negligible activity, modification of its surface with Rh led to the best observed promotional effect among the Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 samples modified with a single metal cocatalyst. The H2 evolution activity was further enhanced by coloading with Pd; the Rh−Pd/Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 photocatalyst showed 3.2 times greater activity than the previously reported Pt/Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2. X‐ray absorption fine‐structure spectroscopy, photoelectrochemical, and transient absorption spectroscopy measurements indicated that the coloaded Rh and Pd species, which were partially alloyed on the Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 surface, improved the electron‐capturing ability, thereby explaining the high activity of the coloaded Rh−Pd/Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 catalyst toward H2 evolution. Visible‐light‐induced H2 evolution activity of a Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 photocatalyst was found to be sensitive to the loaded metal cocatalyst. Although Rh was the most effective single‐metal cocatalyst among the tested metals, the activity of Rh/Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2 was further improved by coloading of Pd because it reinforced the ability of Rh to capture photogenerated electrons from Pb2Ti2O5.4F1.2.
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.202200875