A visible light responsive rhodium and antimony-codoped SrTiO₃ powdered photocatalyst loaded with an IrO₂ cocatalyst for solar water splitting

Abstract

IrO2-loaded SrTiO3 doped with rhodium and antimony synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction splits water under visible light and simulated sunlight irradiation giving 0.1% of the apparent quantum yield at 420 nm. The response wavelength up to 500 nm is the longest among achieved photocatalytic water splitting with one-step photoexcitation.