Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water over M-Doped La2Ti2O7 (M = Cr, Fe) under Visible Light Irradiation (λ > 420 nm)
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Abstract
In the search for efficient photocatalysts working under visible light, we have investigated the effect of cation substitution on a layered perovskite, La2Ti2O7. Among various metal dopants, only Cr and Fe induced intense absorption of visible light (lambda > 400 nm), and only these catalysts produced H2 photocatalytically from water in the presence of methanol under visible light irradiation (lambda > 420 nm). The polymerized complex method was found to be more efficient for fabrication of the present catalysts producing a more homogeneous structure than the solid-state reaction. The characterization by XRD, UV-vis DRS, XPS, and XANES revealed that doped Cr and Fe were present in the Cr3+ and Fe3+ states substituting for Ti sites in the La2Ti2O7 lattice. The theoretical calculation indicated that the most significant feature in the electronic band structure of the metal-doped La2Ti2O7 was the formation of a partially filled 3d band in the band gap of La2Ti2O7, while the contribution of these dopants on the valence band was negligible. Excitation of electrons from this localized interband to the conduction band of La2Ti2O7 was responsible for visible light absorption and the H2 evolution from water under visible light.
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