Unraveling the role of cuprous oxide and boosting solar energy conversion <i>via</i> interface engineering in a Cu/TiO<sub>2</sub> plasmonic photocatalyst
Guo-Ying Yao, Zong‐Yan Zhao
Abstract
The presence of Cu<sub>2</sub>O covering in Cu/TiO<sub>2</sub> composite can move LSPR peak out of inter-band transition range, create more interfaces, induce Fano resonance effect, facilitate hot electron injection, and may constitute a Z-Scheme of Cu<sub>2</sub>O/Cu/TiO<sub>2</sub>.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePlasmonOxideSurface plasmon resonancePhotocatalysisBoosting (machine learning)Solar energy conversionNanotechnologySolar energyOptoelectronicsNanoparticleCatalysisMetallurgyBiologyEcologyComputer scienceMachine learningChemistryBiochemistryCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsZnO doping and propertiesGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications