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Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Solid-State Electron Mediator in Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Water Splitting under Visible Light

Abstract

The effectiveness of reduced graphene oxide as a solid electron mediator for water splitting in the Z-scheme photocatalysis system is demonstrated. We show that a tailor-made, photoreduced graphene oxide can shuttle photogenerated electrons from an O<sub>2</sub>-evolving photocatalyst (BiVO<sub>4</sub>) to a H<sub>2</sub>-evolving photocatalyst (Ru/SrTiO<sub>3</sub>:Rh), tripling the consumption of electron–hole pairs in the water splitting reaction under visible-light irradiation.

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Photocatalysis Graphene Oxide Water splitting Visible spectrum Mediator

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