title: Remarkable effect of Pt nanoparticles on visible light-induced oxygen generation from water catalysed by perovskite oxides.
abstract: Oxidation of water is a challenging process with a positive free energy change and it is purposeful to find good catalysts to facilitate the process. While the perovskite oxides, LaCoO3 and LaMnO3, are good electron transfer catalysts in artificial photosynthesis to produce oxygen by the oxidation of water, the electron transfer is further favoured by the presence of platinum nanoparticles, causing a substantial increase in oxygen evolution.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, New Chemistry Unit and International Centre for Materials Science, Sheikh Saqr Laboratory, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P. O., Bangalore 560064, India. cnrrao@jncasr.ac.in.
authors.forename: Uttam
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Naidu
authors.forename: C N R
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D014867:Water; C059910:perovskite; D010984:Platinum; D014025:Titanium; D010100:Oxygen