Enhanced photocatalytic activity through insertion of plasmonic nanostructures into porous TiO2/SiO2 hybrid composite films

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 342, Issue , 2016, Pages 117-124

  Levchuk, Irina ^a,b   Sillanpää, Mika ^a   Guillard, Chantal ^c   Gregori, Damia ^b   Chateau, Denis ^b   Chaput, Frederic ^b   Lerouge, Frédéric ^b   Parola, Stephane ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c INST DE RECHERCHES SUR LA CATALYSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bipyramids; Gold nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Porous materials; Sol gel; Surface plasmon resonance; Thin films; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FILM PREPARATION; FILMS; FORMIC ACID; GOLD; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONS; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIPYRAMIDS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84989893688     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2016.07.015     Document Type: Article

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