Nano-size effects on CuO/TiO2 catalysts for highly efficient H2 production under solar light irradiation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Oct 21;49(82):9443-5. doi: 10.1039/c3cc44742a. Epub 2013 Sep 5.

Abstract

Solar light induced interfacial charge transfer of electrons from TiO2 to CuO in a water-glycerol mixture produced 99,823 μmol h(-1) g(-1)catalyst of hydrogen gas. The dispersed CuO/TiO2 photocatalyst in solution exhibited uni-directional electron flow and capture at the Schottky barrier facilitating charge separation and electron transfer resulting in enhanced H2 production performance.