Exploring the properties of Ag<sub>5</sub>–TiO<sub>2</sub> interfaces: stable surface polaron formation, UV-Vis optical response, and CO<sub>2</sub> photoactivation
Patricia López‐Caballero, J. Lopez, Lisandro J. Giovanetti, David Buceta, S. Miret‐Artés, M. Arturo López‐Quintela, Félix G. Requejo, María Pilar de Lara‐Castells
Abstract
Ag<sub>5</sub>-induced formation of surface polarons at the Ag<sub>5</sub>–TiO<sub>2</sub> interface enables to reveal a general polarization phenomenon.
Topics & Concepts
PolaronPolarization (electrochemistry)Materials scienceChemical physicsCondensed matter physicsPhysical chemistryChemistryPhysicsElectronQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science