Journal article

Publication year: 2015

Journal: APL Materials

Volume number: 3

Issue number: 10

ISSN: 2166-532X

Open access status: Gold

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928288

Publisher: American Institute of Physics

Abstract: 
The photocatalytic properties of different calcium tantalate nanocomposite photocatalysts with optimized phase composition were studied without the addition of any co-catalysts in the photoreforming of different alcohols including the biomass conversion by-product glycerol, as well as after modification with double-layered NiOx (Ni/NiO) co-catalyst in overall water splitting (OWS). Nanocomposite photocatalyst consisting of cubic alpha-CaTa2O6/orthorhombic beta-CaTa2O6 coexisting phases always possesses the highest photocatalytic performance. For overall water splitting, a loading of 0.5 wt. % NiOx exhibits the best activities with stable stoichiometric H-2 and O-2 evolution rates. (C) 2015 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Harvard Citation style: Wang, P., Weide, P., Muhler, M., Marschall, R. and Wark, M. (2015) New insight into calcium tantalate nanocomposite photocatalysts for overall water splitting and reforming of alcohols and biomass derivatives, APL Materials, 3(10), Article 104412. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928288

APA Citation style: Wang, P., Weide, P., Muhler, M., Marschall, R., & Wark, M. (2015). New insight into calcium tantalate nanocomposite photocatalysts for overall water splitting and reforming of alcohols and biomass derivatives. APL Materials. 3(10), Article 104412. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928288