Enhancing visible-light photocatalytic performance of Au/TiO<sub>2</sub>catalysts through light reflection-promoted optical absorption with oriented anatase mesocrystals
Jingling Yang, Shiman He, Hongwei Liu, Esa Jaatinen, Eric R. Waclawik, Jiamin Quan, Sarina Sarina, Chun He, Senchuan Huang, Huaiyong Zhu, Mingmei Wu
Abstract
Au NPs effectively harvest light through absorption of light back-reflected from <001> oriented TiO 2 mesocrystals supported on Ti foil. The enhanced light absorption facilitates the generation of electron–hole pairs and intensive EM fields that realizes efficient photocatalysis.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisMaterials scienceAnataseAbsorption (acoustics)Visible spectrumOptoelectronicsReflection (computer programming)CatalysisPhotochemistryNanotechnologyOpticsChemistryPhysicsComposite materialComputer scienceProgramming languageBiochemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applications