'Suspended' Pt nanoparticles over TiO2 nanotubes for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution

Nguyen NT, Yoo JE, Altomarea M, Schmuki P (2014)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

Chemical Communications Royal Society of Chemistry

Book Volume: 50

Pages Range: 9653-9656

Journal Issue: 68

DOI: 10.1039/C4CC04087B

Abstract

In the present work we introduce a technique to form a photocatalyst based on Pt nanoparticles suspended over the mouth of anodic TiO2 nanotubes. These structures are obtained by decorating the top end of highly ordered TiO2 nanotubes with a web of TiO2 nanofibrils, followed by sputter deposition of a minimum amount of Pt. A subsequent thermal dewetting step forms 3--6 nm-sized Pt nanoparticles along the nanofibrils. These structures, when compared to conventional Pt decoration techniques of TiO2 nanotubes, show strongly enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution efficiency.

Authors with CRIS profile

Nhat Truong Nguyen Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Korrosion und Oberflächentechnik) Jeong Eun Yoo Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Korrosion und Oberflächentechnik) Patrik Schmuki Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Korrosion und Oberflächentechnik)

Additional Organisation(s)

Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials

How to cite

APA:

Nguyen, N.T., Yoo, J.E., Altomarea, M., & Schmuki, P. (2014). 'Suspended' Pt nanoparticles over TiO2 nanotubes for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution. Chemical Communications, 50(68), 9653-9656. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4CC04087B

MLA:

Nguyen, Nhat Truong, et al. "'Suspended' Pt nanoparticles over TiO2 nanotubes for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution." Chemical Communications 50.68 (2014): 9653-9656.

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