Plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic overall water-splitting over Au nanoparticle-decorated CaNb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub> electrospun nanofibers
Jiaming Zhang, Xiaoyi Jiang, Jindou Huang, Wei Lü, Zhenyi Zhang
Abstract
The Au/CaNb 2 O 6 electrospun NFs exhibited ∼100.9-fold enhancement of the photocatalytic activity for water splitting as compared to the traditional CaNb 2 O 6 NPs due to the unique nanostructure property and plasmon-mediated hot electron transfer.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisPlasmonMaterials scienceNanoparticleNanostructureNanofiberChemical engineeringNanotechnologySurface plasmon resonanceElectron transferPhotochemistryOptoelectronicsChemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsMultiferroics and related materials