Mechanistic Understanding of Plasmon-induced Hot Electron Injection for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Solar-to-Fuel Generation

doi:10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2018.08.180133

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2018, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (8): 890-901.DOI: 10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2018.08.180133

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Mechanistic Understanding of Plasmon-induced Hot Electron Injection for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Solar-to-Fuel Generation

LIU Jia,PAN Rongrong,ZHANG Erhuan,LI Yuemei,LIU Jiajia,XU Meng,RONG Hongpan,CHEN Wenxing,ZHANG Jiatao()

Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology,Beijing 100081,China

Received:2018-04-26 Accepted:2018-06-15 Published:2018-07-24 Online:2018-07-24
Contact: ZHANG Jiatao
Supported by:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51702016, No.51631001, No.91323301, No.51501010)

Abstract

Abstract:

Hot electrons derived from the surface plasmon resonance of metallic nanocrystals have been demonstrated to play a promising role in promoting the efficiency of photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical solar-to-fuel generation. In this review, we try to describe the underlying mechanisms of the generation and relaxation process of hot electrons, give a discussion on the key factors that affect the efficiency of hot electron injection from metal to semiconductor, and provide an overview of the research progress on hot electron-mediated photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting. This review also outlines the critical limitations in current studies and sheds light on the possible future developments in this research field.

Key words: metal/semiconductor heteronanocrystals, surface plasmon resonance, photocatalysis, photoelectrochemical catalysis, hot electron injection

LIU Jia, PAN Rongrong, ZHANG Erhuan, LI Yuemei, LIU Jiajia, XU Meng, RONG Hongpan, CHEN Wenxing, ZHANG Jiatao. Mechanistic Understanding of Plasmon-induced Hot Electron Injection for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Solar-to-Fuel Generation[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2018, 35(8): 890-901.

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