Original Research Papers

2024

• (1) L. Lin, Y. Ma, J. J. M. Vequizo, M. Nakabayashi, C. Gu, X. Tao, H. Yoshida, Y. Pihosh, 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 Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ Photocatalyst by the Solid-State Reaction
  Chem. Mater., 2024, in press.

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.