Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution of Heteroatom-Doped SrTiO3 Prepared Using a Graphitic-Carbon Nitride Nanosheet
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Photocatalyst
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Photocatalytic Reaction
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Doped SrTiO3
3.2. The Photocatalytic Property of Doped SrTiO3
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Band Gap/eV |
---|---|
SrTiO3 | 3.21 |
C3N4 nanosheet | 2.78 |
SrTiO3-D10 | 3.17 |
SrTiO3-D15 | 3.02 |
SrTiO3-D20 | 2.81 |
SrTiO3-D25 | 2.74 |
SrTiO3-D30 | 2.42 |
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Ikeue, K.; Yamamoto, Y.; Suzuki, M. Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution of Heteroatom-Doped SrTiO3 Prepared Using a Graphitic-Carbon Nitride Nanosheet. Ceramics 2020, 3, 22-30. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics3010003
Ikeue K, Yamamoto Y, Suzuki M. Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution of Heteroatom-Doped SrTiO3 Prepared Using a Graphitic-Carbon Nitride Nanosheet. Ceramics. 2020; 3(1):22-30. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics3010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleIkeue, Keita, Yuta Yamamoto, and Masashige Suzuki. 2020. "Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution of Heteroatom-Doped SrTiO3 Prepared Using a Graphitic-Carbon Nitride Nanosheet" Ceramics 3, no. 1: 22-30. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics3010003