@inproceedings{e3abd7d90b1a4364bf4cc75b2c0e2c91,
title = "Photocatalytic splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen on organic dye modified KTa(Zr)O3 catalyst",
abstract = "Photocatalytic activity of KTaO3 catalyst to water splitting is much improved by organic dye-modification. In particular, cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) is the most effective for improving water splitting activity, and the formation rate of H2 and O2 are achieved values of 1912 and 979 μmol gcat-1h-1, respectively, under the light irradiation from Xe lamp (300W). Mechanism of photocatalytic H2O splitting into H2 and O2 on PtOX/KTa(Zr)O3 modified with various dyes were investigated. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of KTaO3 catalysts suggested that the excitation energy transfers from KTaO3 to Cr- Tetraphenylporphyrin (Cr-TPP) and PtOX co-catalyst. Transient response of photovoltaic potential revealed that the excitation state of KTaO3 was enlarged over 500 jis by dye-modification. Photo-excited electron in KTaO3 transfers to dye, and a long charge separation state was achieved. Thus, it was suggested that the photocatalytic activity was much improved by increasing lifetime of photo-excited charges which can reach to the reaction site effectively.",
author = "Hidehisa Hagiwara and Masakiyo Nagatomo and Shintaro Ida and Tatsumi Ishihara",
year = "2012",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.egypro.2012.05.224",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781627484312",
series = "Energy Procedia",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
pages = "53--60",
booktitle = "EMRS Symposium T",
address = "United Kingdom",
note = "EMRS Symposium T: Materials for Solar Hydrogen via Photo-Electrochemical Production 2011 ; Conference date: 09-05-2011 Through 13-05-2011",
}