Journal article

Authors list: Nie, J.; Patrocinio, A. O. T.; Hamid, S.; Sieland, F.; Sann, J.; Xia, S.; Bahnemann, D. W.; Schneider, J.

Publication year: 2018

Pages: 5264-5273

Journal: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volume number: 20

Issue number: 7

ISSN: 1463-9076

eISSN: 1463-9084

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp07762a

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract: 
Cu nanoparticles were deposited on the surface of commercial TiO2 nanoparticles (Cu-TiO2) using different methods aiming at the production of highly efficient visible light photocatalysts. Photocatalytic H-2 evolution rates obtained from methanol/water mixtures revealed no significant influence of the presence of copper oxides on the photoreaction upon visible light illumination. The photocatalytic H-2 production rates were evaluated upon illumination with different spectral ranges (>= 420 nm or >= 500 nm) and the results evidenced that the visible light induced charge carrier formation on the Cu-TiO2 photocatalysts consists of two distinct pathways: the direct excitation of TiO2 and the induced excitation by the so-called surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect of the Cu nanoparticles on the TiO2 surface. Both pathways are present when the full visible range of the spectrum is used (>= 420 nm), while for illumination at longer wavelengths (>= 500 nm), the photocatalytic activity is solely promoted by the Cu-SPR effect. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and laser flash photolysis measurements were performed to clarify the underlying mechanism of Cu-TiO2 photocatalysts upon visible light illumination.

Harvard Citation style: Nie, J., Patrocinio, A., Hamid, S., Sieland, F., Sann, J., Xia, S., et al. (2018) New insights into the plasmonic enhancement for photocatalytic H2 production by Cu-TiO2 upon visible light illumination, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(7), pp. 5264-5273. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp07762a

APA Citation style: Nie, J., Patrocinio, A., Hamid, S., Sieland, F., Sann, J., Xia, S., Bahnemann, D., & Schneider, J. (2018). New insights into the plasmonic enhancement for photocatalytic H2 production by Cu-TiO2 upon visible light illumination. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(7), 5264-5273. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cp07762a