Solar water splitting is an important method of hydrogen production for subsequent use in a renewable energy source such as hydrogen fuel cells. The objective of this study is to determine hydrogen production activity from photocatalytic water splitting over a series of organic and inorganic based catalysts. In this study the activity of Pt-based inorganic catalysts were compared with N-based organic catalysts. The catalysts were synthesized with incipient impregnation method and characterized with CO chemisorption, temperature programmed reduction and desorption, surface area measurement at liquid nitrogen temperature, and activity measurement. To prevent or reduce the recombination between excited electrons and holes, we are creating a structured TiO<sub>2</sub> catalyst system, which will be discussed in the poster here.

Hydrogen production from solar water splitting: Preventing electron and hole recombination using structured TiO<sub>2</sub>

251st National Meeting (2016)

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Hydrogen production from solar water splitting: Preventing electron and hole recombination using structured TiO2

Hydrogen production from solar water splitting: Preventing electron and hole recombination using structured TiO₂