High Stability and Efficiency of GaN Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation from Water

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作者
Hayashi, Tomoe [1 ]
Deura, Momoko [1 ]
Ohkawa, Kazuhiro [1 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Univ Sci, Fac Sci, Dept Appl Phys, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1628601, Japan
关键词
VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; N-TYPE GAN; NIO-SRTIO3; CATALYST; SOLID-SOLUTION; DECOMPOSITION; H-2; O-2; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; VAPOR;
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10.1143/JJAP.51.112601
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Continuous hydrogen generation from water was realized for 110 h using an n-type GaN film with a NiO cocatalyst. This GaN-NiO photocatalyst exhibits incident photon-to-current conversion efficiencies of 70 and 57% at wavelengths of 300 and 350 nm, respectively. These results indicate that the GaN-NiO photocatalyst has high stability and efficiency for hydrogen generation. (C) 2012 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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