Structure-Activity Correlations in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis (A03)

• Subject Area: Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation ; Technical Chemistry
• Term: from 2018 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 388390466

Project A3 uses the mixed iron-cobalt spinel and perovskite nanoparticles received from Area C as cocatalysts, which will be deposited on ZnGa2O4 and SrTiO3 as d0/d10 photoabsorbers. Relevant photocatalytic oxidation reactions are the selective oxidation of short-chain alcohols such as isopropanol and the evolution of oxygen (OER), which will be supported by test reactions with sacrificial agents and ATR-IR investigations. Gas-phase photocatalytic alcohol oxidation and DRIFTS under illumination and the characterization results obtained in Area B will provide additional insight to derive structure-activity correlations.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 247: Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis in the Liquid Phase – Mechanisms and Materials in Thermal, Electro-, and Photocatalysis
• Applicant Institution: Universität Duisburg-Essen
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Martin Muhler