《2016-jacs-Oxysulfide Sm2Ti2S2O5 as a Stable Photocatalyst for Water》.pdf

Published on Web 10/15/2002 Oxysulfide Sm Ti S O as a Stable Photocatalyst for Water 2 2 2 5 Oxidation and Reduction under Visible Light Irradiation ( 650 nm) Akio Ishikawa,† Tsuyoshi Takata,† Junko N. Kondo,† Michikazu Hara,† Hisayoshi Kobayashi,‡ and Kazunari Domen*,§ Contribution from the Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kurashiki Uni ersity of Science and the Arts, Nishinoura 2640, Tsurajima, Kurashiki 712-8505, Japan, and Core Research for E olutional Science and Technology, Japan Society and Technology Corporation (CREST, JST), 2-1-13 Higashiueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0015, Japan Received May 19, 2002 Abstract: A Ti-based oxysulfide, Sm Ti S O , was studied as a visible light-driven photocatalyst. Under 2 2 2 5 visible light (440 nm 650 nm) irradiation, Sm Ti S O with a band gap of 2 eV evolved H or O 2 2 2 5 2 2 from aqueous solutions containing a sacrificial electron donor (Na SNa SO or methanol) or acceptor