Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting

Solar energy has been considered as one of the most promising sustainable energy sources to meet the current energy demands. Plasmonic metal nanostructures, possessing unique localized surface plasmon resonance effects, hold particular strengths in enhancing incident light trapping and extending opt...

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Autores principales: Yawen Wang, Junchang Zhang, Wenkai Liang, Wei Qin, Yinghui Sun, Lin Jiang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b2d6219bddda41038bc4651362c268952021-11-04T09:03:08ZPlasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting2699-941210.1002/aesr.202100092https://doaj.org/article/b2d6219bddda41038bc4651362c268952021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202100092https://doaj.org/toc/2699-9412Solar energy has been considered as one of the most promising sustainable energy sources to meet the current energy demands. Plasmonic metal nanostructures, possessing unique localized surface plasmon resonance effects, hold particular strengths in enhancing incident light trapping and extending optical response range across the full solar spectrum. The integration of plasmonic metal nanostructures into photocatalyst systems offers huge opportunities to maximize the utilization of solar energy and improve the conversion efficiency of solar energy into available chemical energy, especially hydrogen fuel cells. Herein, recent research efforts on the applications of plasmonic metal nanostructures in photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical (electro‐assisted photocatalytic), and photo‐assisted electrocatalytic water splitting, including the hydrogen evolution reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction, are highlighted. In addition, the relevant structure design, mechanism exploration, and performance promotion are summarized and discussed.Yawen WangJunchang ZhangWenkai LiangWei QinYinghui SunLin JiangWiley-VCHarticlehydrogen evolution reactionphoto-assisted electrocatalysisphotocatalysisplasmonic metal nanostructuressolar energy conversionEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830ENAdvanced Energy & Sustainability Research, Vol 2, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic hydrogen evolution reaction
photo-assisted electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
plasmonic metal nanostructures
solar energy conversion
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
spellingShingle hydrogen evolution reaction
photo-assisted electrocatalysis
photocatalysis
plasmonic metal nanostructures
solar energy conversion
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Yawen Wang
Junchang Zhang
Wenkai Liang
Wei Qin
Yinghui Sun
Lin Jiang
Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting
description Solar energy has been considered as one of the most promising sustainable energy sources to meet the current energy demands. Plasmonic metal nanostructures, possessing unique localized surface plasmon resonance effects, hold particular strengths in enhancing incident light trapping and extending optical response range across the full solar spectrum. The integration of plasmonic metal nanostructures into photocatalyst systems offers huge opportunities to maximize the utilization of solar energy and improve the conversion efficiency of solar energy into available chemical energy, especially hydrogen fuel cells. Herein, recent research efforts on the applications of plasmonic metal nanostructures in photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical (electro‐assisted photocatalytic), and photo‐assisted electrocatalytic water splitting, including the hydrogen evolution reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction, are highlighted. In addition, the relevant structure design, mechanism exploration, and performance promotion are summarized and discussed.
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author Yawen Wang
Junchang Zhang
Wenkai Liang
Wei Qin
Yinghui Sun
Lin Jiang
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Junchang Zhang
Wenkai Liang
Wei Qin
Yinghui Sun
Lin Jiang
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title Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting
title_short Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting
title_full Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting
title_fullStr Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting
title_full_unstemmed Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting
title_sort plasmonic metal nanostructures as efficient light absorbers for solar water splitting
publisher Wiley-VCH
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/b2d6219bddda41038bc4651362c26895
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