Optimal metal domain size for photocatalysis with hybrid semiconductor-metal nanorods

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 10413 - 7
• Main Authors: Ben-Shahar, Yuval, Scotognella, Francesco, Kriegel, Ilka, Moretti, Luca, Cerullo, Giulio, Rabani, Eran, Banin, Uri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 19.01.2016; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/125; 140/146; 639/301/299/890; 639/638/440; 639/925/357; Cadmium; Catalysis; CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; Gold; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogen; Hydrogen production; Kinetics; Metals; multidisciplinary; Nanoparticles; Phase transitions; Photocatalysis; Science; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Science (multidisciplinary); California; Israel; Tel Aviv Israel; United States > US

Semiconductor-metal hybrid nanostructures offer a highly controllable platform for light-induced charge separation, with direct relevance for their implementation in photocatalysis. Advances in the synthesis allow for control over the size, shape and morphology, providing tunability of the optical a...