Journal
CHEMPHYSCHEM
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 335-341Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402660
Keywords
gold; nanoparticles; photocatalysis; titanium dioxide; transient absorption spectroscopy
Funding
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Severo Ochoa)
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [CTQ2012-32319]
- Generalidad Valenciana [Prometeo 2012/013]
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In the context of gaining understanding on the origin of the visible-light photoresponse of TiO2 containing gold nanoparticles, the photocurrent spectra and photocatalytic H-2 evolution of titania (P25) and Au-P25 were compared. Whereas no photocurrent was detected upon visible-light irradiation for either of the two photocatalysts, Au-P25 exhibited photocatalytic H-2 evolution for wavelengths between 400 and 575 nm. This contradictory behavior under visible-light irradiation of Au-P25 was rationalized by transient absorption spectroscopy. It was suggested that photocatalytic H-2 generation results from methanol quenching of the charge-separation state in each semiconductor nanoparticle, but the lack of photocurrent is due to the short lifetime of the charge separation, which makes interparticle charge migration for micrometric distances unlikely.
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