Tungsten Oxide as a Catalyst

Because of their electronic properties, particularly their visible-ultraviolet band gap, tungsten oxides have been the focus of a number of catalysis studies. Kohler and Gopel examined the electrocatalytic properties of W02.72 using spectroscopic surface 

FIGURE 8.12. The speculated mechanism for the stoichiometric splitting of water with visible light using tungsten oxide and titanium oxide. Note the stair-step mechanism. From Sayama et al. 

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Qihina H, Campbell S, Keslerc O (2007) Ex situ evaluation of tungsten oxide as a catalyst support for PEMFCs. J Electrochem Soc 154 B533-B539... 

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