Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photocatalyst for water splitting, production method for same, and photoelectrode for water splitting
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Application No.: US15072923Application Date: 2016-03-17
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Publication No.: US10022713B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Takashi Hisatomi , Kazunari Domen , Chisato Katayama
- Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation , Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process , THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation,Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process,The University of Tokyo
- Current Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation,Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process,The University of Tokyo
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2013-192905 20130918; JP2014-029819 20140219
- Main IPC: B01J35/00
- IPC: B01J35/00 ; B01J27/24 ; C01B3/04 ; C23C8/24 ; B01J23/20 ; B01J23/75 ; B01J37/04 ; B01J37/08 ; C01B13/02

Abstract:
The present invention provides a photocatalyst for water splitting which includes barium niobium oxynitride and exhibits excellent water splitting performance and a production method for the same, and a water splitting photoelectrode. The photocatalyst for water splitting of the present invention is a photocatalyst for water splitting including: an optical semiconductor and a promoter supported by the optical semiconductor, in which the optical semiconductor includes barium niobium oxynitride, and the promoter includes at least one substance selected from a group consisting of cobalt oxides and metallic cobalt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160193596A1 PHOTOCATALYST FOR WATER SPLITTING, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME, AND PHOTOELECTRODE FOR WATER SPLITTING Public/Granted day:2016-07-07
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