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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Applicants:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Haruyuki Nakanishi, Susono, JP;
Tsutomu Minegishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazunari Domen, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Chika Miwada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/12 (2006.01); B01J 35/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/66 (2006.01); B01J 27/057 (2006.01); B01J 35/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/08 (2006.01); B01J 23/68 (2006.01); B01J 37/02 (2006.01); C01B 3/04 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2006.01); C25B 11/04 (2006.01); C25B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 35/02 (2013.01); B01J 19/123 (2013.01); B01J 23/08 (2013.01); B01J 23/66 (2013.01); B01J 23/686 (2013.01); B01J 27/0573 (2013.01); B01J 35/004 (2013.01); B01J 37/0238 (2013.01); B01J 37/0244 (2013.01); C01B 3/042 (2013.01); C25B 1/003 (2013.01); C25B 1/04 (2013.01); C25B 11/0478 (2013.01); B01J 2219/1203 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0277 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1005 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1041 (2013.01); Y02E 60/364 (2013.01); Y02E 60/368 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are a photocatalyst having higher activity for hydrogen production through water splitting and a photoelectrode comprising the photocatalyst. The photocatalyst for water splitting of the present invention comprises a Ga selenide, an Ag—Ga selenide, or both thereof.