Nanometals for Solar‐to‐Chemical Energy Conversion: From Semiconductor‐Based Photocatalysis to Plasmon‐Mediated Photocatalysis and Photo‐Thermocatalysis
Hokkaido University of Science · Tianjin University · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Nanometal materials play very important roles in solar-to-chemical energy conversion due to their unique catalytic and optical characteristics. They have found wide applications from semiconductor photocatalysis to rapidly growing surface plasmon-mediated heterogeneous catalysis. The recent research achievements of nanometals are reviewed here, with regard to applications in semiconductor photocatalysis, plasmonic photocatalysis, and plasmonic photo-thermocatalysis. As the first important topic discussed here, the latest progress in the design of nanometal cocatalysts and their applications in semiconductor photocatalysis are introduced. Then, plasmonic photocatalysis and plasmonic photo-thermocatalysis are…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 17.25
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 198
Authors
7- XMXianguang Meng
Hokkaido University of Science, Tianjin University, Hokkaido University, National Institute for Materials Science
- LLLequan Liu
Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
- SOShuxin Ouyang
Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
- HXHua Xu
Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
- DWDefa Wang
Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin
Topics & keywords
- Photocatalysis
- Materials science
- Plasmon
- Semiconductor
- Solar energy conversion
- Solar energy
- Photochemistry
- Light energy
- Affordable and clean energy