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Influence of the graphene oxide precursor in laser-synthetized hybrid photocatalysts for the H2 production by glycerol photoreforming
30 January 2026

A new paper has been published in the Materials Research Bulletin:

The present study reports the versatile synthesis of photocatalysts composed of nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (NrGO) flakes coated with TiO2-FeOx nanostructures using ultraviolet (UV) pulsed laser irradiation in a liquid environment. Different commercial graphene oxide (GO) sources were used, revealing a significant influence on the structural, compositional, and functional properties of the final photocatalysts. The H2 production via water-splitting reaction using glycerol as sacrificial agent (photoreforming), ranged from 0.06 to 2.1 μmol H2/g in 3.5 h depending on the GO precursor used. The best photocatalysts were those that showed a reduction in the TiO2 material with a Ti(IV)/Ti(III) atomic ratio about 2.0–2.4, as well as a reduction and N-doping of GO, with 20–23 at % of C, and 4–6 at % of N. The light-scattering nature of the photocatalysts also had a significant effect on the H2 production yield.

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Influence of the graphene oxide precursor in laser-synthetized hybrid photocatalysts for the H2 production by glycerol photoreforming


Gutierrez, Maria Susana; Peral, Jose; Buyens, Dominique; Gyorgy, Eniko; del Pino, Angel Perez

Materials Research Bulletin 196 (2026) 113899
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2025.113899