journal article·2015-10-01Open access

Double-shelled plasmonic Ag-TiO2 hollow spheres toward visible light-active photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into solar fuel

Shichao Feng, Meng Wang, Yong Zhou, Ping Li, Wenguang Tu, Zhigang Zou

APL Materials· Volume 3· Issue 10

Abstract

Double-shelled hollow hybrid spheres consisting of plasmonic Ag and TiO2 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized through a simple reaction process. The analysis reveals that Ag nanoparticles were dispersed uniformly in the TiO2 nanoparticle shell. The plasmonic Ag-TiO2 hollow sphere proves to greatly enhance the photocatalytic activity toward reduction of CO2 into renewable hydrocarbon fuel (CH4) in the presence of water vapor under visible-light irradiation. The possible formation mechanism of the hollow sphere and related plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic performance were also briefly discussed.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Copper-based nanomaterials and applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

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Affiliations

Nanjing University 1 National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, , Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China

Nanjing University 2 Eco-Materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), , Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China

Nanjing University 3 Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Institute of Acoustics, Department of Physics, , Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China

Nanjing University 4 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, , Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China

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