Cu2O as a photocatalyst for overall water splitting under visible light irradiation

Takeshi Kondo, Mutsuko Komoda, Sigeru Ikeda, Junko N. Kondo, Kazunari Domen, Akira Tanaka

Chemical Communications · 1998 · 861 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Photocatalytic decomposition of water into H2 and O2 on Cu2O under visible light irradiation is investigated; the photocatalytic water splitting on Cu2O powder proceeds without any noticeable decrease in the activity for more than 1900 h.

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