Photocatalysts for water oxidation
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorWei David Wei
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a composition that includes a modified M/TiO2 composite, method of making the modified M/TiO2 composite, an electrode having modified M/TiO2 composite surface and a photoelectrochemical cell including the electrode, and methods of photoelectrochemical oxidation of water. The modified M/TiO2 composite can be used in an electrode configuration, for example, in a photoelectrochemical cell for the photoelectrochemical oxidation of water. The present disclosure provides for a modified M/TiO2 composite that has a catechol compound(s) (e.g., oligo-catechol) adsorbed onto at least the M (metal) on the surface of the modified M/TiO2 composite.
Claims6
A composition, comprising:
- a modified M/TiO2 composite having a catechol compound adsorbed onto at least the M on the surface of the modified M/TiO2 composite, wherein the modified M/TiO2 composite has a defect-free M/TiO2 interface, wherein the M/TiO2 composite has the characteristic of having a higher CO oxidation activity than that on an oxygen vacancy (Vo)-rich M/TiO2 interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.