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Original Research Papers

2025

(1) X. Liang, J. J. M. Vequizo, L. Lin, X. Tao, Q. Zhu, M. Nakabayashi, D. Lu, H. Yoshida, A. Yamakata, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Surface Modifications of Layered Perovskite Oxysulfide Photocatalyst Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ to Enhance Visible-Light-Driven Water Splitting"
Adv. Sci., 2025, 12, 2412326.
(2) M. Inose, S. Nakakura, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Al-Doped LaTiO₂N Prepared via Flame Spray Pyrolysis for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution"
Adv. Energy Sustainability Res., 2025, 6, 2400321.
(3) C. Gu, M. Yugo, H. Nishiyama, T. Takata, J. Yoshimura, Y. Ma, L. Lin, T. Hisatomi, D. Lu, N. Zettsu, Y. Nishina, K. Domen
"Carbon-conductor-based photocatalyst sheets fabricated by a facile filtration process for efficient, stable, and scalable water splitting"
Chem Catal., 2025, 5, 101233.
(4) W. Li, A. Hirako, S. Sekimori, R. A. Galvão, M. Nakabayashi, F. Wang, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Solar Hydrogen Production via a Z-Scheme Water Splitting System Based Solely on Perovskite-Type Tantalum Oxynitrides"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 3444-3451.
(5) R. Shoji, V. Nandal, K. Seki, X. Tao, A. Furube, T. Hisatomi, H. Yoshida, T. Takata, M. Kaneko, K. Yamashita, K. Domen, H. Matsuzaki
"Quantifying the prospect of a visible-light-absorbing oxysulfide photocatalyst by probing transient absorption and photoluminescence"
EES Catal., 2025, 3, 274-285.
(6) L. Lin, Q. Li, Y. Kanazawa, K. Kanie, M. Nakabayashi, C. Gu, D. Lu, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Photocatalytic performance of Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ prepared via carbon disulfide sulfurization"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 4940-4947.
(7) R. A. Galvão, S. Nandy, C. Gu, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, N. Zettsu, K. Domen
"Enhancement of Z-Scheme Water Splitting Using Photocatalyst Sheets Fabricated by Simple Filtration of Long-Wavelength Visible-Light-Responsive Nonoxides and Carbon Nanotubes"
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 746-750.
(8) S. Mori, R. Hashimoto, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, S. Saito
"Artificial photosynthesis directed toward organic synthesis"
Nat. Commun., 2025, 16, 1797.
(9) J. J. M. Vequizo, K. Kato, S. Chen, T. Hisatomi, Z. Wang, T. Takata, A. Yamakata, K. Domen
"Boosted Photocatalytic Water Oxidation over BaTaO2N Produced from Perovskite Oxides Based on Photoinduced Charge Carriers"
Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 6584-6591.
(10) X. Li, H. Mai, T. Takata, N. Cox, Q. Li, J. Lu, X. Wen, E. L. H. Mayes, S. P. Russo, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, D. Chen, R. A. Caruso
"Descriptor-driven design of carbon nitride for visible light photocatalysis"
Green Chem., 2025, 27, 5171-5183.
(11) Y. Wei, T. Ding, T. Hisatomi, B. Hong, Z. Li, S. Chen, F. Chen, M. Cai, S. Sun, K. Domen
"Facile and Universal Strategy to Construct Piezo-Photocatalytic Systems via Building Electron Bridges for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting"
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 28287-28293.
(12) T. M. Rahman, D. J. Osborn III, A. E. Pellicone, P. J. Tapping, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, H. Nishiyama, K. Domen, G. G. Andersson, G. F. Metha
"Photocatalyst sheet performance under intense UV irradiation and increased temperatures"
EES Sol., 2025, 1, 536-542.
(13) M. Smith, W. Li, G. F. Metha, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, G. G. Andersson
"Detailed study of defect layer at the surface of BaTaO2N: a potential candidate for visible light photocatalytic water splitting"
J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 2025, 207, 112982.
(14) A. Wilson, B. Moss, A. A. Riaz, C. Kalha, P. K. Thakur, T. L. Lee, A. Regoutz, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, J. R. Durrant
"Long-Lived Hole Accumulation in Al:SrTiO₃/Rh–Cr Photocatalyst Systems under Continuous Irradiation and Its Correlation with Overall Water Splitting Efficiency"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 34438-34448.
(15) L. Wang, C. Gu, T. Takata, N. Zettsu, S. S. Karade, S. Nandy, J. Yoshimura, Y. Nishi, K. Kanie, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Z-scheme overall water splitting on photocatalyst sheet mediated by carbon nanotubes using oxysulfide photocatalyst responsive to long wavelengths"
Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 19720-19726.
(16) M. Inose, S. Nakakura, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Sr-doped LaTiO2N photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction synthesized from perovskite-type La–Ti oxide nanoparticles"
Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 16028-16036.
(17) Y. Kanazawa, H. Nishijima, K. Ishibashi, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, K. Kanie
"Facile and scalable synthesis of Y2O2S nanoparticles via Y(OH)₃ precursor preparation and CS2 sulfurization"
Chem. Lett., 2025, 54, upaf222.

2024

(1) L. Lin, Y. Ma, J. J. M. Vequizo, M. Nakabayashi, C. Gu, X. Tao, H. Yoshida, Y. Nishina, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Efficient and stable visible-light-driven Z-scheme overall water splitting using an oxysulfide H2 evolution photocatalyst"
Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 397.
(2) L. Lin, M. Nakabayashi, D. Lu, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Formation Mechanism for Particulate Y<sub<2Ti<sub<2O<sub<5S<sub<2 Photocatalyst by the Solid-State Reaction"
Chem. Mater., 2024, 36, 1612-1620.
(3) R. A. Galvão, S. Nandy, A. Hirako, T. Otsuki, M. Nakabayashi, D. Lu, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Nanoparticulate TiN Loading to Promote Z-Scheme Water Splitting Using a Narrow-Bandgap Nonoxide-Based Photocatalyst Sheet"
Small, 2024, 20, 2311170.
(4) N. Iwasa, Z. Teng, G. Ma, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Synthesis of Narrow Band Gap Gallium Zinc Nitride Oxide Solid Solutions for Photocatalytic Water Splitting under Visible Light"
Chem. Mater., 2024, 36, 2917-2924.
(5) L. Lin, Y. Ma, N. Zettsu, J. J. M. Vequizo, C. Gu, A. Yamakata, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Carbon Nanotube as the Solid-State Electron Mediator for Visible-light-driven Z-scheme Overall Water Splitting"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 14829-14834.
(6) X. Liu, L. Yan, W. Li, K. Chen, F. Wang, J. Xiao, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Enhancing the Photocatalytic Activity of CaTaO<sub<2N for Overall Water Splitting through Surface Nitride Ion Enrichment"
ACS Catal., 2024, 14, 10561-10567.
(7) N. Iwasa, H. Sandaiji, S. Nandy, M. Nakabayashi, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Long wavelength photoresponsive gallium zinc oxynitride for efficient oxygen evolution and Z-scheme water splitting reactions"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 20247-20255.
(8) S. Nandy, H. Sandaiji, S. Sekimori, R. A. Galvão, N. Iwasa, S. Karade, M. Nakabayashi, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Activation of Nonoxide Photocatalyst Sheet Operable under Visible Light Irradiation up to 600 nm by Conductive Bilayer"
ACS Energy Lett., 2024, 9, 4708-4714.
(9) S. Mori, F. S. Movahed, S. Xue, Y. Sakai, D. Lu, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, S. Saito
"PdPt/SrTiO<sub<3:Al-catalysed redox-selective photoreduction of unsaturated carboxylic acids using minimal electron-donor and water"
Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 13682-13685.

2023

(1) H. Li, J. J. M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, J. Xiao, X. Tao, Z. Pan, W. Li, S. Chen, Z. Wang, N. Shibata, A. Yamakata, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Zr-doped BaTaO₂N photocatalyst modified with Na–Pt cocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution and Z-scheme water splitting"
EES Catal., 2023, 1, 26–35.
(2) K. Chen, J. Xiao, J. J. M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, Y. Ma, M. Nakabayashi, T. Takata, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, K. Domen
"Overall Water Splitting by a SrTaO₂N-Based Photocatalyst Decorated with an Ir-Promoted Ru-Based Cocatalyst"
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 3839-3843.
(3) K. Kobayashi, T. Hisatomi, H. Li, K. Domen
"Photodeposition of Fe-Based Cocatalysts Capable of Effectively Promoting the Oxygen Evolution Activity of BaTaO₂N"
Catalysts, 2023, 13, 373 (12 pages).
(4) S. Chen, S. Nandy, J. J. M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, Z. Pan, Q. Xiao, Z. Wang, L. Lin, S. Sun, K. Kato, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, F. Zhan, K. Domen
"Promoted Utilization of Charge Carriers in La₅Ti₂Cu_0.9Ag_0.1O₇S₅-Based Photocatalyst Sheets for Efficient Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting"
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 5, 3285-3294.
(5) M. Nakabayashi, K. Nishiguchi, X. Liang, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, T. Tsuchimochi, N. Shibata, K. Domen, S. L. Ten-no
"Characterization of Planar Defect in Layered Perovskite Photocatalyst Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ by Electron Microscopy and First-Principles Calculations"
J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 16, 7887-7893.
(6) X. Wang, Z. Pan, J. J. M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, S. Nandy, T. Higashi, L. Lin, J. Xiao, T. Takata, A. Yamakata, W. Yan, K. Domen
"Co-doping of a La₅Ti₂Cu_0.9Ag_0.1O₇S₅ photocatalyst (λ < 700 nm) with Ga and Al to enhance photocatalytic H₂ evolution"
Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 6913-6916.
(7) S. Nandy, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, H. Li, X. Wang, N. Shibata, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Oxide layer coating enabling oxysulfide-based photocatalyst sheet to drive Z-scheme water splitting at atmospheric pressure"
Joule, 2023, 7, 1641-1651.
(8) Y. Pihosh, V. Nandal, T. Higashi, R. Shoji, R. Bekarevich, H. Nishiyama, T. Yamada, V. Nicolosi, T. Hisatomi, H. Matsuzaki, K. Seki, K. Domen
"Tantalum Nitride-Enabled Solar Water Splitting with Efficiency Above 10%"
Adv.Energy Mater., 2023, 13, 2301327 (12 pages).
(9) L. Lin, P. Kaewdee, V. Nandal, R. Shoji, H. Matsuzaki, K. Seki, M. Nakabayshi, N. Shibata, X. Tao, X. Liang, Y. Ma, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Flux-Assisted Synthesis of Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ for Photocatalytic Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202310607 (9 pages).
(10) D. H. K. Murthy, V. Nandal, A. Furube, K. Seki, R. Katoh, H. Lyu, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, H. Matsuzaki
"Origin of Enhanced Overall Water Splitting Efficiency in Aluminum-Doped SrTiO₃ Photocatalyst"
Adv. Energy. Mater., 2023, 13, 2302064 (9 pages).
(11) Y. Kageshima, Y. Ooka, H. Kumagai, F. Tagaki, K. Teshima, K. Domen, H. Nishikiori
"Hydrogen-evolving photocathodes consisting of Cu₂Sn_xGe_1−xS₃ particles synthesized by polymerized complex method and sulphurization"
Sustain. Energy Fuels, 2023, 22, 5342-5351.
(12) T. Yamada, H. Nishiyama, H. Akatsuka, S. Nishimae, Y. Ishii, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Production of Methane by Sunlight-Driven Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Carbon Dioxide Methanation as a Means of Artificial Photosynthesis"
ACS Eng. Au, 2023, 3, 352-363.
(13) H. Yoshida, Z. Pan, R. Shoji, V. Nandal, H. Matsuzaki, K. Seki, L. Lin, M. Kaneko, T. Fukui, K. Yamashita, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"An Oxysulfide Photocatalyst Evolving Hydrogen with an Apparent Quantum Efficiency of 30 % under Visible Light"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202312938.
(14) W. Li, H. Li, Y. Ma, J. Xiao, D. Lu, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen.
"Enhanced Z-scheme water splitting at atmospheric pressure with suppression of reverse reactions using Zr-doped BaTaO₂N as hydrogen evolution photocatalyst"
J. Catal., 2023, 428, 115187.
(15) J. Xiao, M. Nakabayashi, T. Hisatomi, J. J. M. Vequizo, W. Li, K. Chen, X. Tao, A. Yamakata, N. Shibata, T. Takata, Y. Inoue, K. Domen "Sub-50 nm perovskite-type tantalum-based oxynitride single crystals with enhanced photoactivity for water splitting"
Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 8030.

2022

(1) Y. Qi, J. Zhang, Y. Kong, Y. Zhao, S. Chen, D. Li, W. Liu, Y. Chen, T. Xie, J. Cui, K. Domen, F. Zhang
"Unraveling of cocatalysts photodeposited selectively on facets of BiVO₄ to boost solar water splitting"
Nature Commun., 2022, 13, 484 (9 pages).
(2) J. Fu, Z. Fan, M. Nakabayashi, H. Ju, N. Pastukhova, Y. Xiao, C. Feng, N. Shibata, K. Domen, Y. Li
"Interface engineering of Ta₃N₅ thin film photoanode for highly efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting"
Nature Commun., 2022, 13, 729 (9 pages).
(3) J. Xiao, S. Nishimae, J. J. M. Venquizo, M. Nakabayashi, T. Hisatomi, H. Li, L. Lin, N. Shibata, A. Yamakata, Y. Inoue, K. Domen
"Enhanced Overall Water Splitting by a Zirconium-Doped TaON-Based Photocatalyst"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202116573 (6 pages).
(4) T. Liu, Z. Pan, J. J. M. Venquizo, K. Kato, B. Wu, A. Yamakata, K. Katayama, B. Chen, C. Chu, K. Domen, Y. Li
"Overall Photosynthesis of H₂O₂ by an Inorganic Semiconductor"
Nature Commun., 2022, 13, 1034 (8 pages).
(5) M. Nakabayashi, T. Takata, N. Shibata, K. Domen
"Nanostructural Analysis of SrTiO₃:Al Photocatalyst Dispersed with Pt/Cr₂O₃/CoOOH Cocatalysts by Electron Microscopy"
Chem. Lett., 2022, 51, 978-981.
(6) K. Liu, B. Zhang, J. Zhang, W. Lin, J. Wang, Y. Xu, Y. Xiang, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, G. Ma
"Synthesis of Narrow-Band-Gap GaN:ZnO Solid Solution for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting"
ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 14637-14646.
(7) Z. Pan, V. Nandal, Y. Pihosh, T. Higashi, T. Liu, J. A. Rohr, K. Seki, C. Chu, K. Domen, K. Katayama
"Elucidating the Role of Surface Energetics on Charge Separation during Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting"
ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 14727-14734.
(8) R. Li, Z. Zha, Y. Zhang, M. Yang, L. Lin, Q. Wang, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, K. Domen, Y. Li
"Band-tail states mediated visible-light-driven overall water splitting in Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ photocatalyst"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 24247-24257.
(9) H. Yoshida, Z. Pan, R. Shoji, V. Nandal, H. Matsuzaki, K. Seki, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Heterogeneous doping of visible-light-responsive Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ for enhanced hydrogen evolution"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 24552-24560.
(10) K. Seki, T. Higashi, Y. Kawase, K. Takanabe, K. Domen
"Exploring the Photocorrosion Mechanism of a Photocatalyst"
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2022, 13, 10356-10363.
(11) Z. Wang, J. Seo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, J. Xiao, S. Chen, L. Lin, Z. Pan, M. Krause, N. Yin, G. Smith, N. Shibata, T. Takata, K. Domen
"Efficient visible-light-driven water oxidation by single-crystal Ta₃N₅ nanoparticles"
Nano Res., 2022, 4562-4567.
(12) H. Li, J. Xiao, J. J. M. Vequizo, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, Z. Pan, N. Shibata, A. Yamakata, T. Takata, K. Domen
"One-Step Excitation Overall Water Splitting over a Modified Mg-Doped BaTaO2N Photocatalyst"
ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 10179–10185.
(13) L. Lin, V. Polliotto, J. J. M. Vequizo, X. Tao, X. Liang, Y. Ma, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen. "Surface modification of Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ with Co₃O₄ co-catalyst for photocatalytic oxygen evolution"
ChemPhotoChem, 2022, 6, e202200209.
(14) H. Yoshida, Z. Pan, R. Shoji, V. Nandal, H. Matsuzaki, K. Seki, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen "Heterogeneous doping of visible-light-responsive Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ for enhanced hydrogen evolution"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 24552–24560.
(15) R. Li, Z. Zha, Y. Zhang, M. Yang, L. Lin, Q. Wang, T. Hisatomi, M. Nakabayashi, N. Shibata, K. Domen, Y. Li Band-tail states meditated visible-light-driven overall water splitting in Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ photocatalyst
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 24247–24257.
(16) K. Liu, B. Zhang, J. Zhang, W. Lin, J. Wang, Y. Xu, Y. Xiang, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen, G. Ma "Synthesis of Narrow-Band-Gap GaN:ZnO Solid Solution for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting"
ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 14637–14646.

Review/Perspective/Other Articles (after 2023)

(1) Y. Ma, L. Lin, T. Takata, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"A perspective on two pathways of photocatalytic water splitting and their practical application systems"
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 6586-6601.
(2) T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Overall water splitting: What's next?"
Next Energy, 2023, 1, 10016 (5 pages).
(3) J. Xiao, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Narrow-Band-Gap Particulate Photocatalysts for One-Step-Excitation Overall Water Splitting"
Acc. Chem. Res. 2023, 56, 7, 878-888.
(4) A. Kudo, Y. Sakata, J. N. Kondo, M. Hara, J. Kubota, S. Ikeda, T. Takata, R. Abe, A. Takagaki, T. Hisatomi.
"A Career in Catalysis: Kazunari Domen"
ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 6934−6955.
(5) K. Chen, J. Xiao, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Transition-metal (oxy)nitride photocatalysts for water splitting"
Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 9248-9257.
(6) S. Nandy, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, T. Setoyama, K. Domen
"Recent advances in photocatalyst sheet development and challenges for cost-effective solar hydrogen production"
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 20470-20479.
(7) X. Tao, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
"Photogenerated charge separation and transfer across interfaces during photocatalytic water splitting"
Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces, 2024, 53-64.
(8) X. Liang, K. Domen
"Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting"
Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces, 2024, 239-253.
(9) T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
“Best practices for photocatalytic water splitting”
Nature Sustainability, 2024, 7, 1082.
(10) T. Takata, L. Lin, T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
“Best Practices for Assessing Performance of Photocatalytic Water Splitting Systems”
Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2406848.
(11) T. Hisatomi, Q. Wang, F. Zhang, S. Ardo, E. Reisner, H. Nishiyama, A. Kudo, T. Yamada, K. Domen
“Photocatalytic water splitting for large-scale solar-to-chemical energy conversion and storage”
Frontiers in Science, 2024, 2, 1411644.
(12) T. Hisatomi, K. Domen
“Harnessing the Sun’s Power to Turn Water Into Fuel”
Frontiers for Young Minds, 2024, 12, 1454034.
(13) C. Gu, T. Hisatomi, T. Takata, K. Domen
“Z-Scheme Water Splitting Systems Based on Solid-State Electron Conductors”
Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, 2506171, in press.