Accelerated pyro-catalytic hydrogen production enabled by plasmonic local heating of Au on pyroelectric BaTiO3 nanoparticles

Huilin You; Siqi Li; Yulong Fan; Xuyun Guo; Zezhou Lin; Ran Ding; Xin Cheng; Hao Zhang; Tsz Woon Benedict Lo; Jianhua Hao; Ye Zhu; Hwa-Yaw Tam; Dangyuan Lei; Chi-Hang Lam; Haitao Huang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33818-4

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Accelerated pyro-catalytic hydrogen production enabled by plasmonic local heating of Au on pyroelectric BaTiO3 nanoparticles

Huilin You,
Siqi Li,
Yulong Fan,
Xuyun Guo,
Zezhou Lin,
Ran Ding,
Xin Cheng,
Hao Zhang,
Tsz Woon Benedict Lo,
Jianhua Hao,
Ye Zhu,
Hwa-Yaw Tam,
Dangyuan Lei,
Chi-Hang Lam,
Haitao Huang

Affiliations

Huilin You: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Siqi Li: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yulong Fan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, The City University of Hong Kong
Xuyun Guo: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Zezhou Lin: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ran Ding: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Xin Cheng: Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hao Zhang: Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tsz Woon Benedict Lo: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jianhua Hao: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ye Zhu: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hwa-Yaw Tam: Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dangyuan Lei: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, The City University of Hong Kong
Chi-Hang Lam: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Haitao Huang: Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33818-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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While pyrocatalysis offers a means to store energy in chemical bonds from temperature changes, most materials show low conversion efficiencies. Here, authors examine Au nanoparticles on BaTiO3 and demonstrate localized plasmonic heat sources to enhance pyrocatalytic H2 evolution.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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