Nanostructured δ-FeOOH: a novel photocatalyst for water splitting

Márcio César Pereira; Eric Marsalha Garcia; Adilson Cândido da Silva; Eudes Lorençon; José Domingos Ardisson; Enver Murad; José Domingos Fabris; Tulio Matencio; Teodorico de Castro Ramalho; Marcus Vinícius J. Rocha

doi:10.1039/C1JM11736J

Nanostructured δ-FeOOH: a novel photocatalyst for water splitting†

Márcio César Pereira,*^a Eric Marsalha Garcia,^b Adilson Cândido da Silva,^b Eudes Lorençon,^b José Domingos Ardisson,^c Enver Murad,^b José Domingos Fabris,^d Tulio Matencio,^b Teodorico de Castro Ramalho^e and Marcus Vinícius J. Rocha^e

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^a Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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^b Departamento de Química, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

^c Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

^d Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

^e Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract

We report on the first use of nanostructured δ-FeOOH as a promising photocatalyst for hydrogen production. The high surface area, interparticle mesoporosity, small particle size and band gap energy in the visible region make nanostructured δ-FeOOH a suitable candidate for use as a photocatalyst.

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Nanostructured δ-FeOOH: a novel photocatalyst for water splitting†

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