PHOTOCATALYST FOR WATER SPLITTING
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A nanocrystalline photocatalyst for water splitting and a method for fabricating a nanocrystalline photocatalyst for water splitting. The photocatalyst comprises a structure having a specific surface area and a volume fraction of atoms located both on the surface and at the grain boundaries adapted for enhancement of a photocatalytic reaction.
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- 41. A photocatalyst for water splitting, the photocatalyst comprising a nanocrystalline structure having a selected specific surface area and volume fraction of atoms located both on the surface and at the grain boundaries to provide an increase in the surface energy for enhancement of a photocatalytic reaction relative to spherical nanoparticles and/or zero-dimensional nanoparticles.
- 49. A method for fabricating a nanocrystalline photocatalyst for water splitting, the method comprising the step of forming a nanocrystalline structure having a selected specific surface area and volume fraction of atoms located both on the surface and at the grain boundaries to provide an increase in the surface energy for enhancement of a photocatalytic reaction relative to spherical nanoparticles and/or zero-dimensional nanoparticles
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