Mechanism analysis of Au, Ru noble metal clusters modified on TiO<sub>2</sub> (101) to intensify overall photocatalytic water splitting
Libin Yang, Peng Gao, Jinghao Lu, Wei Guo, Zhuang Zhuang, Qingqing Wang, Wenjing Li, Zhiying Feng
Abstract
, which is attributed to the effects of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) as a synergistic effect of plasmon-induced 'hot' electrons that enhance the harvesting of the final built-in electric field and promote the migration and separation of the photo-carriers, which efficiently facilitates hydrogen evolution from the photocatalytic overall water splitting reaction.
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Noble metalPhotocatalysisWater splittingMechanism (biology)Materials scienceMetalChemical engineeringCatalysisInorganic chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyPhotochemistryMetallurgyPhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science