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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| author | Yawen Wang Junchang Zhang Wenkai Liang Wei Qin Yinghui Sun Lin Jiang |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-b2d6219bddda41038bc4651362c268952022-12-21T20:08:04ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Energy & Sustainability Research2699-94122021-11-01211n/an/a10.1002/aesr.202100092Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water SplittingYawen Wang0Junchang Zhang1Wenkai Liang2Wei Qin3Yinghui Sun4Lin Jiang5Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu ChinaSchool of Physics and Electronic Engineering Changshu Institute of Technology Changshu 215500 Jiangsu ChinaInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu ChinaInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu ChinaCollege of Energy Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations and Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province Soochow University Suzhou 215006 Jiangsu ChinaInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology Soochow University Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu ChinaSolar 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202100092hydrogen evolution reactionphoto-assisted electrocatalysisphotocatalysisplasmonic metal nanostructuressolar energy conversion |
| spellingShingle | Yawen Wang Junchang Zhang Wenkai Liang Wei Qin Yinghui Sun Lin Jiang Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research hydrogen evolution reaction photo-assisted electrocatalysis photocatalysis plasmonic metal nanostructures solar energy conversion |
| title | 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_short | Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures as Efficient Light Absorbers for Solar Water Splitting |
| title_sort | plasmonic metal nanostructures as efficient light absorbers for solar water splitting |
| topic | hydrogen evolution reaction photo-assisted electrocatalysis photocatalysis plasmonic metal nanostructures solar energy conversion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202100092 |
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