Ultrahigh density plasmonic hot spots with ultrahigh electromagnetic field for improved photocatalytic activities

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 181, Issue , 2016, Pages 612-624

  Yang, Tung Han ^a   Harn, Yeu Wei ^a   Pan, Ming Yang ^b   Huang, Li De ^a   Chen, Miao Chun ^a   Li, Ben Yuan ^a   Liu, Pei Hsuan ^a   Chen, Po Yen ^a   Lin, Chun Cheng ^a   Wei, Pei Kuen ^b   Chen, Lih Juann ^a   Wu, Jenn Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain; Photocatalyst; Photodegradation; Plasmonic hot spot; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COPPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FILMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; LIGHT; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILVER; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

3D FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SIMULATION; INTER-PARTICLE SPACING; NANOSTRUCTURED SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PLASMONIC HOT SPOTS; SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84940434622     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.08.014     Document Type: Article

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