dz2 Band Links Frontier Orbitals and Charge Carrier Dynamics of Single-Atom Cocatalyst-Aided Photocatalytic H2 Production

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 145; no. 51; p. 28166
• Main Authors: Fu, Yiwei, Lu, Kejian, Hu, Anlan, Huang, Jie, Guo, Liejin, Zhou, Jian, Zhao, Jin, Prezhdo, Oleg V, Liu, Maochang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 27.12.2023

The Cu single-atom catalyst (SAC) supported on TiO2 exhibits outstanding efficacy in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The precise operational mechanism remains a subject of ongoing debate. The focus resides with the interplay linking heightened catalytic activity, dynamic valence state alterations...