TiO2 mesocrystals composited with gold nanorods for highly efficient visible-NIR-photocatalytic hydrogen production

Nano Energy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-8

  Elbanna, Ossama ^a   Kim, Sooyeon ^a   Fujitsuka, Mamoru ^a   Majima, Tetsuro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Au NRs; Charge transfer; H2 production; Hot electron; TiO2 mesocrystal; Visible NIR photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON INJECTION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HOT ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INFRARED DEVICES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER INJECTION;

CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; LIGAND EXCHANGE METHOD; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED; VISIBLE-NIR;

GOLD;

EID: 85015632676     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2017.03.014     Document Type: Article

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