[G] Surface, Interface, and Catalyst

[268] Photochemistry during the Fabrication of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles via Submerged Photosynthesis

*Lihua ZHANG¹, Seiichi WATANABE¹ (1. School of Engineering, Hokkaido Univ.)

Keywords:photochemistry、metal oxide、photosynthesis、nanoparticle

In this study, nanoparticles of ZnO and CuO were synthesized by a submerged photosynthesis method, and the reactions involved in the process are discussed to clarify the role of light in the process.