25. Yoshida M, Yamakata A, Takanabe K, Kubota J, Osawa M, Domen K (2009) ATR-SEIRAS
investigation of the fermi level of Pt cocatalyst on a GaN photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution
under irradiation. J Am Chem Soc 131(37):13218–13219
26. Sreethawong T, Yoshikawa S (2005) Comparative investigation on photocatalytic hydrogen
evolution over Cu-, Pd-, and Au-loaded mesoporous TiO 2 photocatalysts. Catal Commun 6
(10):661–668
27. Maeda K, Xiong A, Yoshinaga T, Ikeda T, Sakamoto N, Hisatomi T, Takashima M, Lu D,
Kanehara M, Setoyama T (2010) Photocatalytic overall water splitting promoted by two
different cocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution under visible light. Angew Chem
122(24):4190–4193
28. Iizuka K, Wato T, Miseki Y, Saito K, Kudo A (2011) Photocatalytic reduction of carbon
dioxide over Ag cocatalyst-loaded ALa 4 Ti 4 O 15 (A¼ Ca, Sr, and Ba) using water as a
reducingreagent. J Am Chem Soc 133(51):20863–20868
29. Yang J, Wang D, Han H, Li C (2013) Roles of cocatalysts in photocatalysis and
photoelectrocatalysis. Accounts Chem Res 46(8):1900–1909
30. Li X, Bi W, Zhang L, Tao S, Chu W, Zhang Q, Luo Y, Wu C, Xie Y (2016) Single-atom Pt as
co-catalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H 2 evolution. Adv Mater 28(12):2427–2431
31. Callejas JF, McEnaney JM, Read CG, Crompton JC, Biacchi AJ, Popczun EJ, Gordon TR,
Lewis NS, Schaak RE (2014) Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic hydrogen production from
acidic and neutral-pH aqueous solutions using iron phosphide nanoparticles. ACS Nano 8
(11):11101–11107
32. Reddy DA, Kim HK, Kim Y, Lee S, Choi J, Islam MJ, Kumar DP, Kim TK (2016)
Multicomponent transition metal phosphides derived from layered double hydroxide doubleshelled nanocages as an efficient non-precious co-catalyst for hydrogen production. J Mater
Chem A 4(36):13890–13898
33. Sweeny NP, Rohrer CS, Brown O (1958) Dinickel phosphide as a heterogeneous catalyst for the
vapor phase reduction of nitrobenzene with hydrogen to aniline and water. J Am Chem Soc 80
(4):799–800
34. Sun J, Liu C, Yang P (2011) Surfactant-free, large-scale, solution-liquid-solid growth of gallium
phosphide nanowires and their use for visible-light-driven hydrogen production from water
reduction. J Am Chem Soc 133(48):19306–19309
35. Lo CT, Kuo PY (2010) Synthesis and magnetic properties of iron phosphide nanorods. J Phys
Chem C 114(11):4808–4815
36. McCarty WJ, Yang X, DePue Anderson LJ, Jones RA (2012) Chemical vapour deposition of
amorphous Ru(P) thin films from Ru trialkylphosphite hydride complexes. Dalton T 41
(43):13496–13503
37. Shi Y, Xu Y, Zhuo S, Zhang J, Zhang B (2015) Ni 2 P nanosheets/Ni foam composite electrode
for long-lived and pH-tolerable electrochemical hydrogen generation. ACS Appl Mater Inter 7
(4):2376–2234
38. Lu Y, Tu J, Xiang J, Wang X, Zhang J, Mai Y, Mao S (2011) Improved electrochemical
performance of self-assembled hierarchical nanostructured nickel phosphide as a negative
electrode for lithium ion batteries. J Phys Chem C 115(48):23760–23767
39. Xu Y, Wu R, Zhang J, Shi Y, Zhang B (2013) Anion-exchange synthesis of nanoporous FeP
nanosheets as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Chem Commun 49
(59):6656–6658
40. Popczun EJ, Roske CW, Read CG, Crompton JC, McEnaney JM, Callejas JF, Lewis NS,
Schaak RE (2015) Highly branched cobalt phosphide nanostructures for hydrogen-evolution
electrocatalysis. J Mater Chem A 3(10):5420–5425
41. Zhang H, Ha DH, Hovden R, Kourkoutis LF, Robinson RD (2010) Controlled synthesis of
uniform cobalt phosphide hyperbranched nanocrystals using tri-n-octylphosphine oxide as a
phosphorus source. Nano Lett 11(1):188–197
References
399
investigation of the fermi level of Pt cocatalyst on a GaN photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution
under irradiation. J Am Chem Soc 131(37):13218–13219
26. Sreethawong T, Yoshikawa S (2005) Comparative investigation on photocatalytic hydrogen
evolution over Cu-, Pd-, and Au-loaded mesoporous TiO 2 photocatalysts. Catal Commun 6
(10):661–668
27. Maeda K, Xiong A, Yoshinaga T, Ikeda T, Sakamoto N, Hisatomi T, Takashima M, Lu D,
Kanehara M, Setoyama T (2010) Photocatalytic overall water splitting promoted by two
different cocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution under visible light. Angew Chem
122(24):4190–4193
28. Iizuka K, Wato T, Miseki Y, Saito K, Kudo A (2011) Photocatalytic reduction of carbon
dioxide over Ag cocatalyst-loaded ALa 4 Ti 4 O 15 (A¼ Ca, Sr, and Ba) using water as a
reducingreagent. J Am Chem Soc 133(51):20863–20868
29. Yang J, Wang D, Han H, Li C (2013) Roles of cocatalysts in photocatalysis and
photoelectrocatalysis. Accounts Chem Res 46(8):1900–1909
30. Li X, Bi W, Zhang L, Tao S, Chu W, Zhang Q, Luo Y, Wu C, Xie Y (2016) Single-atom Pt as
co-catalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H 2 evolution. Adv Mater 28(12):2427–2431
31. Callejas JF, McEnaney JM, Read CG, Crompton JC, Biacchi AJ, Popczun EJ, Gordon TR,
Lewis NS, Schaak RE (2014) Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic hydrogen production from
acidic and neutral-pH aqueous solutions using iron phosphide nanoparticles. ACS Nano 8
(11):11101–11107
32. Reddy DA, Kim HK, Kim Y, Lee S, Choi J, Islam MJ, Kumar DP, Kim TK (2016)
Multicomponent transition metal phosphides derived from layered double hydroxide doubleshelled nanocages as an efficient non-precious co-catalyst for hydrogen production. J Mater
Chem A 4(36):13890–13898
33. Sweeny NP, Rohrer CS, Brown O (1958) Dinickel phosphide as a heterogeneous catalyst for the
vapor phase reduction of nitrobenzene with hydrogen to aniline and water. J Am Chem Soc 80
(4):799–800
34. Sun J, Liu C, Yang P (2011) Surfactant-free, large-scale, solution-liquid-solid growth of gallium
phosphide nanowires and their use for visible-light-driven hydrogen production from water
reduction. J Am Chem Soc 133(48):19306–19309
35. Lo CT, Kuo PY (2010) Synthesis and magnetic properties of iron phosphide nanorods. J Phys
Chem C 114(11):4808–4815
36. McCarty WJ, Yang X, DePue Anderson LJ, Jones RA (2012) Chemical vapour deposition of
amorphous Ru(P) thin films from Ru trialkylphosphite hydride complexes. Dalton T 41
(43):13496–13503
37. Shi Y, Xu Y, Zhuo S, Zhang J, Zhang B (2015) Ni 2 P nanosheets/Ni foam composite electrode
for long-lived and pH-tolerable electrochemical hydrogen generation. ACS Appl Mater Inter 7
(4):2376–2234
38. Lu Y, Tu J, Xiang J, Wang X, Zhang J, Mai Y, Mao S (2011) Improved electrochemical
performance of self-assembled hierarchical nanostructured nickel phosphide as a negative
electrode for lithium ion batteries. J Phys Chem C 115(48):23760–23767
39. Xu Y, Wu R, Zhang J, Shi Y, Zhang B (2013) Anion-exchange synthesis of nanoporous FeP
nanosheets as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Chem Commun 49
(59):6656–6658
40. Popczun EJ, Roske CW, Read CG, Crompton JC, McEnaney JM, Callejas JF, Lewis NS,
Schaak RE (2015) Highly branched cobalt phosphide nanostructures for hydrogen-evolution
electrocatalysis. J Mater Chem A 3(10):5420–5425
41. Zhang H, Ha DH, Hovden R, Kourkoutis LF, Robinson RD (2010) Controlled synthesis of
uniform cobalt phosphide hyperbranched nanocrystals using tri-n-octylphosphine oxide as a
phosphorus source. Nano Lett 11(1):188–197
References
399