Mesoporous plasmonic Au-TiO 2 nanocomposites for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic water reduction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 17853-17861

  Fang, Jun ^a   Cao, Shao Wen ^a   Wang, Zheng ^a   Shahjamali, Mohammad Mehdi ^a   Loo, Say Chye Joachim ^a   Barber, James ^a,b   Xue, Can ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Au TiO 2 nanocomposites; Hydrogen; Photocatalyst; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; ASCORBIC ACIDS; AU NANOPARTICLE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE-UV-VIS; ELECTRON DONORS; GOLD SURFACES; HYBRID PHOTOCATALYSTS; IRRADIATION WAVELENGTH; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS TIO; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PLASMONIC; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT EXCITATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN; WATER REDUCTION; X RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

GOLD; HYDROGEN; KETONES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMONS; PLATINUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84868214063     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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