Plasmon-based photocatalysis using gold nanoparticles

Authors

  • Marc Padilla Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química
  • José Luis Bourdelande Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química
  • Jordi Hernando Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química

Keywords:

Gold nanoparticles, photocatalysis, plasmonics.

Abstract

Noble metal nanoparticles such as gold nanoparticles display very intriguing optical properties that arise from the excitation of their surface plasmon resonance. A number of applications have been proposed for this phenomenon, e. g. in photocatalysis. This article reviews the state of the art in this field, placing special emphasis on describing the main aspects involved in the use of gold nanoparticles as photocatalysts and on introducing a new strategy developed in our group to enhance their activity.

Keywords: Gold nanoparticles, photocatalysis, plasmonics.

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No. 15 (2016)

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