TY - JOUR
T1 - Photocatalytic hydrogen production from gas-phase methanol and water with nanocrystalline TiO2 thin films in high vacuum
AU - Noda, Kei
AU - Hattori, Masashi
AU - Amari, Kouichi
AU - Kobayashi, Kei
AU - Horiuchi, Toshihisa
AU - Matsushige, Kazumi
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Photocatalytic hydrogen production with gas-phase reactions in high vacuum was examined for nanocrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films. The hydrogen generation process on platinized TiC2 specimens was investigated using a quadrupole mass spectrometer at a real-time scale under various partial pressures of gaseous methanol and water. As a result, hydrogen generation was successfully detected under ultraviolet (UV) ray illumination even in high vacuum (-10-7 Torr). And the amount of produced H2 largely depends on the temperature of TiO2 samples, probably due to different surface states of TiO2. This study suggests the possibility of new high-speed H2 production system with gas-phase photocatalytic reactions.
AB - Photocatalytic hydrogen production with gas-phase reactions in high vacuum was examined for nanocrystalline anatase-type titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films. The hydrogen generation process on platinized TiC2 specimens was investigated using a quadrupole mass spectrometer at a real-time scale under various partial pressures of gaseous methanol and water. As a result, hydrogen generation was successfully detected under ultraviolet (UV) ray illumination even in high vacuum (-10-7 Torr). And the amount of produced H2 largely depends on the temperature of TiO2 samples, probably due to different surface states of TiO2. This study suggests the possibility of new high-speed H2 production system with gas-phase photocatalytic reactions.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:67649364191
SN - 0272-9172
VL - 1056
SP - 7
EP - 12
JO - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
JF - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
T2 - Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials V
Y2 - 26 November 2007 through 30 November 2007
ER -