Au@Nb@H x K1-xNbO3 nanopeapods with near-infrared active plasmonic hot-electron injection for water splitting

Abstract

Although near-infrared light makes up a large portion of the solar spectrum, harvesting it for photocatalytic applications remains challenging. Here the authors deposit unidirectional Au@Nb core-shell nanoparticles into tubular H x K1–xNbO3 nanoscrolls and report cooperative full solar spectrum absorption.