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ACS NANO
卷 12, 期 7, 页码 7117-7126出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02939
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plasmonics; X-ray absorption; hot carriers; photovoltaics; photocatalysis
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- Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan [MOST 104-2113-M-002-012-MY3]
For semiconductors photosensitized with organic dyes or quantum dots, transferred electrons are usually considered thermalized at the conduction band edge. This study suggests that the electrons injected from a plasmonic metal into a thin semiconductor shell can be nonthermal with energy up to the plasmon frequency. In other words, the electrons injected into the semiconductor are still hot carriers. Photomodulated X-ray absorption measurements of the Ti L-2,L-3 edge are compared before and after excitation of the plasmon in Au@TiO2 core-shell nanoparticles. Comparison with theoretical predictions of the Xray absorption, which include the heating and state-filling effects from injected hot carriers, suggests that the electrons transferred from the plasmon remain nonthermal in the similar to 10 nm TiO2 shell, due in part to a slow trapping in defect states. By repeating the measurements for spherical, rod-like, and star-like metal nanoparticles, the magnitude of the nonthermal distribution, peak energy, and number of injected hot electrons are confirmed to be tuned by the plasmon frequency and the sharp corners of the plasmonic nanostructure. The results suggest that plasmonic photosensitizers can not only extend the sunlight absorption spectral range of semiconductor based devices but could also result in increased open circuit voltages and elevated thermodynamic driving forces for solar fuel generation in photoelectrochemical cells.
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