Photocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> with water promoted by Ag clusters in Ag/Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photocatalysts

Muneaki Yamamoto, Tomoko Yoshida, Naoto Yamamoto, T. Nomoto, Yuta Yamamoto, Shinya Yagi, Hisao Yoshida

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2015 · 177 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

The structure and function of the Ag cocatalyst in Ag loaded Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> photocatalysts for photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> reduction with water were investigated. It was found that around 1 nm sized Ag clusters had strong interactions with the Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> surface and promoted the formation of bidentate formate species as the reaction intermediate for the CO production.

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