Plasmon-induced hot-electron generation at nanoparticle/metal-oxide interfaces for photovoltaic and photocatalytic devices

Nature Photonics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 95-103

  Clavero, César ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; FABRICATION METHOD; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HOT ELECTRON GENERATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES;

ELECTRONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR ENERGY;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84893213030     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.238     Document Type: Article

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