| Literature DB >> 19715313 |
Masaaki Yoshida1, Akira Yamakata, Kazuhiro Takanabe, Jun Kubota, Masatoshi Osawa, Kazunari Domen.
Abstract
The interaction of photogenerated carries in GaN photocatalyst with Pt cocatalyst for hydrogen evolution under irradiation was investigated from in situ ATR-SEIRAS measurement by following the CO vibrational frequency. After irradiation, the CO frequency shifted higher, indicating that the Fermi level of Pt particles was positively shifted by the photogenerated holes. Thereafter, a lower frequency peak appeared, indicating that the Fermi level of some Pt particles was negatively shifted to the hydrogen evolution potential by photogenerated electrons, which is the essential function of cocatalysis for hydrogen evolution.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19715313 DOI: 10.1021/ja904991p
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419