Photoelectrocatalysis of Rhodamine B and solar hydrogen production by TiO2 and Pd/TiO2 catalyst systems
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Yilmaz, P, Lacerda, A M, Larrosa, I and Dunn, S (2017). Photoelectrocatalysis of Rhodamine B and solar hydrogen production by TiO2 and Pd/TiO2 catalyst systems. Electrochimica Acta. 231, pp. 641-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.02.035
Authors | Yilmaz, P, Lacerda, A M, Larrosa, I and Dunn, S |
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Abstract | Pd modified TiO2 displayed an increased light harvesting potential into the visible region of the solar spectrum by 8% and an enhanced photocatalytic decolorization rate of rhodamine B by a factor of 19 compared to bare TiO2. A red-shift in the light harvesting ability of the catalyst means that there is photochemical activity present for excitations up to 600 nm. We attribute this enhanced photo-reactivity to a localized plasmon associated with nanostructured Pd that we photochemically deposited onto TiO2 prior to dye decolorization. This catalyst system has significant potential to treat environmental pollution via solar energy harvesting. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Electrochimica Acta |
Journal citation | 231, pp. 641-649 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0013-4686 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.02.035 |
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20 Mar 2017 | |
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Deposited | 15 Jan 2019 |
Accepted | 07 Feb 2017 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
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