Hot electron-induced reduction of small molecules on photorecycling metal surfaces

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Xie, Wei ^a   Schlücker, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER; SILICATE; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; THIOL GROUP;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ELECTRON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RECYCLING; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONVERSION; METAL RECOVERY; MOLECULE; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84936756700     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8570     Document Type: Article

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