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Ruan X, Meng D, Huang C, Xu M, Jiao D, Cheng H, Cui Y, Li Z, Ba K, Xie T, Zhang L, Zhang W, Leng J, Jin S, Ravi SK, Jiang Z, Zheng W, Cui X, Yu J. Artificial Photosynthetic System with Spatial Dual Reduction Site Enabling Enhanced Solar Hydrogen Production. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309199. [PMID: 38011897 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Although S-scheme artificial photosynthesis shows promise for photocatalytic hydrogen production, traditional methods often overly concentrate on a single reduction site. This limitation results in inadequate redox capability and inefficient charge separation, which hampers the efficiency of the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. To overcome this limitation, a double S-scheme system is proposed that leverages dual reduction sites, thereby preserving energetic photo-electrons and holes to enhance apparent quantum efficiency. The design features a double S-scheme junction consisting of CdS nanospheres decorated with anatase TiO2 nanoparticles coupled with graphitic C3 N4 . The as-prepared catalyst exhibits a hydrogen evolution rate of 26.84 mmol g-1 h-1 and an apparent quantum efficiency of 40.2% at 365 nm. This enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is ascribed to the efficient charge separation and transport induced by the double S-scheme. Both theoretical calculations and comprehensive spectroscopy tests (both in situ and ex situ) affirm the efficient charge transport across the catalyst interface. Moreover, substituting the reduction-type catalyst CdS with other similar sulfides like ZnIn2 S4 , ZnS, MoS2 and In2 S3 further confirms the feasibility of the proposed double S-scheme configuration. The findings provide a pathway to designing more effective double S-scheme artificial photosynthetic systems, opening up fresh perspectives in enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance.
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- Xiaowen Ruan
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Huang Y, Xu H, Zhou Z, Jiang B, Li L, Ma Z, Zhou S. Thermally stable gold nanorod dispersed silicone composite with plasmonic resonance in the optical communication window. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:415707. [PMID: 35728516 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac7abf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Gold nanorods (AuNRs) possess a high optical nonlinear coefficient, ultrafast optical response speed and widely tunable localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) wavelength covering the visible and near infrared region. Therefore, they are extensively investigated for many optical applications. However, the poor thermal stability of the AuNRs seriously restricts their practical performance. In addition, for many applications, such as optical communication or laser modulation, AuNRs have to be combined with transparent solids, for example polymers, glass or crystals to make devices. Here, we report on the preparation of 0.23 mg AuNR dispersed methyl silicone resin (MSR) with longitudinal LSPR (L-LSPR) wavelength (1450 nm) in the optical communication window. We found that AuNR-silicone composites possess high thermal stability. After calcination in ambient environment at a temperature of 250 °C for 10 h, the L-LSPR peak of the sample can remain longer than 1380 nm, implying that the NR shape of the Au particles was well maintained. Using the open-aperture Z-scan technique, the nonlinear absorption coefficient of the composites was measured as -11.71 cm GW-1, higher than many nonlinear materials. Thus, the thermally stable AuNR@SiO2-MSR composite with high nonlinearity is promising for practical applications in the optical communication window.
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- Yupeng Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronics, The State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Intelligent Sensing and Perception, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311121, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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Yan Q, Fu Y, Zhang Y, Wang H, Wang S, Cui W. Ag/γ-AgI/Bi2O2CO3/Bi S-scheme heterojunction with enhanced photocatalyst performance. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent Advances in the Design and Photocatalytic Enhanced Performance of Gold Plasmonic Nanostructures Decorated with Non-Titania Based Semiconductor Hetero-Nanoarchitectures. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10121459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Plasmonic photocatalysts combining metallic nanoparticles and semiconductors have been aimed as versatile alternatives to drive light-assisted catalytic chemical reactions beyond the ultraviolet (UV) regions, and overcome one of the major drawbacks of the most exploited photocatalysts (TiO2 or ZnO). The strong size and morphology dependence of metallic nanostructures to tune their visible to near-infrared (vis-NIR) light harvesting capabilities has been combined with the design of a wide variety of architectures for the semiconductor supports to promote the selective activity of specific crystallographic facets. The search for efficient heterojunctions has been subjected to numerous studies, especially those involving gold nanostructures and titania semiconductors. In the present review, we paid special attention to the most recent advances in the design of gold-semiconductor hetero-nanostructures including emerging metal oxides such as cerium oxide or copper oxide (CeO2 or Cu2O) or metal chalcogenides such as copper sulfide or cadmium sulfides (CuS or CdS). These alternative hybrid materials were thoroughly built in past years to target research fields of strong impact, such as solar energy conversion, water splitting, environmental chemistry, or nanomedicine. Herein, we evaluate the influence of tuning the morphologies of the plasmonic gold nanostructures or the semiconductor interacting structures, and how these variations in geometry, either individual or combined, have a significant influence on the final photocatalytic performance.
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Alshammari K, Niu Y, Palmer RE, Dimitratos N. Optimization of sol-immobilized bimetallic Au-Pd/TiO 2 catalysts: reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol for wastewater remediation. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2020; 378:20200057. [PMID: 32623991 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2020.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A sol-immobilization method is used to synthesize a series of highly active and stable AuxPd1-x/TiO2 catalysts (where x = 0, 0.13, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 0.87 and 1) for wastewater remediation. The catalytic performance of the materials was evaluated for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol, a model wastewater contaminant, using NaBH4 as the reducing agent under mild reaction conditions. Reaction parameters such as substrate/metal and substrate/reducing agent molar ratios, reaction temperature and stirring rate were investigated. Structure-activity correlations were studied using a number of complementary techniques including X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The sol-immobilization route provides very small Au-Pd alloyed nanoparticles, with the highest catalytic performance shown by the Au0.5Pd0.5/TiO2 catalyst. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Science to enable the circular economy'.
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- Khaled Alshammari
- School of Chemistry, Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI), Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- College of Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Fabian Way, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
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- College of Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Fabian Way, Swansea SA1 8EN, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI), Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
- Dipartimento Chimica Industriale 'Toso Montanari', Universita degli Studi di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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Atta S, Celik FE, Fabris L. Enhancing hot electron generation and injection in the near infrared via rational design and controlled synthesis of TiO 2-gold nanostructures. Faraday Discuss 2019; 214:341-351. [PMID: 30843543 DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00152a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Plasmonic nanostructure/semiconductor composites are receiving great interest as powerful photocatalytic platforms able to increase solar energy conversion efficiency compared to more traditional approaches. The possibility to grow a thin titania shell onto the gold nanoparticle, thus substantially increasing the metal-semiconductor area of contact, is expected to be ideal for photocatalytic water reduction, especially if the titania (TiO2) coating displays limited thickness and high crystallinity. We argue however that the morphology of the underlying gold nanoparticle and the quality of the interface are the main drivers of photocatalytic performance. Herein, we show how we can synthesize TiO2-coated gold nanostar- and gold nanorod-based photocatalysts and identify the most important design parameters that one should be focusing on for the optimization of hot electron-based photocatalysts. In addition to nanoparticle morphology and interface quality, we determine that the integrated absorptivity of the plasmon band and the uniformity and crystallinity of the semiconductor shell are important, even though to a lesser extent. These results may prove interesting not only to increase production rates in hydrogen evolution reactions or other chemical conversions, but also to decouple and understand additional mechanisms driving photocatalysis, other than the sequential, hot electron mediated one, as we reported before.
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- Supriya Atta
- Rutgers University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Jo MS, Park GD, Kang YC, Cho JS. Design and synthesis of interconnected hierarchically porous anatase titanium dioxide nanofibers as high-rate and long-cycle-life anodes for lithium-ion batteries. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:13539-13547. [PMID: 29974112 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01666f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We suggest an efficient and simple synthetic strategy to prepare interconnected hierarchically porous anatase TiO2 (IHP-A-TiO2) nanofibers by two synergetic effects: phase separation between polymers and relative humidity control during electrospinning. The macro channels formed by polystyrene decomposition were interconnected by numerous mesopores that were formed by evaporation of infiltrated water vapor in the structure. The resulting IHP-A-TiO2 nanofibers showed better Li+ ion storage performances than the TiO2 materials reported in the literature. The discharge capacity of IHP-A-TiO2 nanofibers for the 3000th cycle at 1.0 A g-1 and corresponding coulombic efficiency from the 20th cycle onward were 142 mA h g-1 and >99.0%, respectively. Well-interconnected, ultrafine TiO2 nanocrystals within the nanofiber showed structural stability during cycling and facilitated facile charge transfer at the electrode-electrolyte interface.
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- Min Su Jo
- Department of Engineering Chemistry, Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk 361-763, Republic of Korea.
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Grulke EA, Wu X, Ji Y, Buhr E, Yamamoto K, Song NW, Stefaniak AB, Schwegler-Berry D, Burchett WW, Lambert J, Stromberg AJ. Differentiating gold nanorod samples using particle size and shape distributions from transmission electron microscope images. METROLOGIA 2018; 55:254-267. [PMID: 32410745 PMCID: PMC7224690 DOI: 10.1088/1681-7575/aaa368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Size and shape distributions of gold nanorod samples are critical to their physico-chemical properties, especially their longitudinal surface plasmon resonance. This interlaboratory comparison study developed methods for measuring and evaluating size and shape distributions for gold nanorod samples using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images. The objective was to determine whether two different samples, which had different performance attributes in their application, were different with respect to their size and/or shape descriptor distributions. Touching particles in the captured images were identified using a ruggedness shape descriptor. Nanorods could be distinguished from nanocubes using an elongational shape descriptor. A non-parametric statistical test showed that cumulative distributions of an elongational shape descriptor, that is, the aspect ratio, were statistically different between the two samples for all laboratories. While the scale parameters of size and shape distributions were similar for both samples, the width parameters of size and shape distributions were statistically different. This protocol fulfills an important need for a standardized approach to measure gold nanorod size and shape distributions for applications in which quantitative measurements and comparisons are important. Furthermore, the validated protocol workflow can be automated, thus providing consistent and rapid measurements of nanorod size and shape distributions for researchers, regulatory agencies, and industry.
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- Eric A Grulke
- Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 1001901, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 1001901, People's Republic of China
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig, Germany
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, WV, United States of America
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- Applied Statistics Laboratory, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Applied Statistics Laboratory, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Applied Statistics Laboratory, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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Liu Y, Yang Y, Liu Q, Li Y, Lin J, Li W, Li J. The role of water in reducing WO3 film by hydrogen: Controlling the concentration of oxygen vacancies and improving the photoelectrochemical performance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 512:86-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jiao J, Wan J, Ma Y, Wang Y. Facile formation of silver nanoparticles as plasmonic photocatalysts for hydrogen production. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21269g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We show an efficient way to produce H2 using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as the plasmonic photocatalyst.
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- Jianli Jiao
- School of Environment and Energy
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Environment and Energy
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters
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- School of Environment and Energy
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters
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- School of Environment and Energy
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters
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