Charge transfer in Au nanoparticle-nonpolar zno photocatalysts illustrated by surface-potential-derived three-dimensional band diagram

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 34, 2014, Pages 19814-19821

  Lin, Wan Hsien ^a   Wu, Jih Jen ^a   Chou, Mitch M C ^b   Chang, Yu Ming ^c   Yoshimura, Masahiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPLEXATION; GOLD ALLOYS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; ZINC OXIDE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IRRADIATION; SURFACE POTENTIAL;

EXCESS CARRIER CONCENTRATION; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE TRANSFER; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGES; SYSTEMATIC CORRELATION;

GOLD;

EID: 84906862154     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504903z     Document Type: Article

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