A strategy for in-situ synthesis of well-defined core-shell AuatTiO2 hollow spheres for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 257, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-121

  Ngaw, Chee Keong ^a   Xu, Qingchi ^b   Tan, Timothy T Y ^b   Hu, Peng ^d   Cao, Shaowen ^c   Loo, Joachim S C ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Core shell; Gold nanoparticles; Hollow spheres; Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; Surface plasmonic resonance; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

GOLD ALLOYS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PLASMONS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CORE-SHELL; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HOLLOW SPHERE; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; SURFACE PLASMONIC RESONANCES;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84905373221     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.059     Document Type: Article

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