Semiconductor catalyst, catalyst electrode, method for producing reduced product, and device for producing reduced product

Abstract

A semiconductor catalyst is provided, which exhibits an effect of accelerating a reduction reaction by visible light irradiation and is excellent in durability. The semiconductor catalyst of the present disclosure includes thin film containing nitrogen-containing diamond particles in a plane direction and a height direction. The semiconductor catalyst can be produced by, for example, fixing, on a substrate having a positive or negative charge, nitrogen-containing diamond particles having a positive or negative charge, the positive or negative charge of the nitrogen-containing diamond particles being opposite to that of the substrate, and laminating, on the fixed nitrogen-containing diamond particles, nitrogen-containing diamond particles having a positive or negative charge, the positive or negative charge of the laminated nitrogen-containing diamond particles being opposite to that of the fixed nitrogen-containing diamond particles. The step of laminating is performed at least once after the step of fixing.

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