Synthetic design of gold nanoparticles on anatase TiO2 {001} for enhanced visible light harvesting

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1940-1946

  Yan, Junqing ^a   Wu, Guangjun ^a   Dai, Weili ^a   Guan, Naijia ^a   Li, Landong ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticles; Green route; LSPR; Selective deposition

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AU NANOPARTICLE; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; GREEN ROUTE; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; LSPR; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; SELECTIVE DEPOSITION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84905568430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc500331k     Document Type: Article

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