Abstract
In the present work we fabricate TiO2 nanotubes that are self-decorated with Au nanoparticles by anodizing low concentration (0.02 and 0.2 at.% Au) TiAu alloys. After formation, the TiO2 tube walls carry regularly dispersed self-decorated Au particles with ~ 5 nm in diameter which cause significant surface plasmon resonances. This plasmon resonance effect can be exploited to achieve visible photoresponse and can be used for photocatalytic H2 production under visible light illumination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-108 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
Volume | 43 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to acknowledge DFG and the Erlangen DFG Cluster of Excellence for their financial support, and Nicolas Siedl for UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra measurements, as well as Helga Hildebrand for her valuable technical help.
Keywords
- Au decoration
- Plasmon resonance