Metallic plasmons significantly boosted visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water splitting
Ikram Ullah, Cong Ling, Jing‐Han Li, Xiao‐Jie Lu, Chenchuang Li, Zhengkun Yang, Xiaojun Qian, Gang Wang, An‐Wu Xu
Abstract
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of Ni nanoparticles has been studied to promote the generation of hot electrons, charge transfer and separation over g-C 3 N 4 /Ni@C plasmonic photocatalysts, resulting in boosted visible-light photocatalytic H 2 evolution from water splitting.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisPlasmonSurface plasmon resonanceVisible spectrumMaterials scienceWater splittingPhotochemistryNanoparticlePhotocatalytic water splittingSurface plasmonHydrogenMetalOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisMetallurgyBiochemistryOrganic chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications