Dual role of Au-NPs for Schottky effect and SPR electron injection over CdS surfaces for photocatalytic applications

Surface sensitization of g-C3N4/TiO2via Pd/Rb2O co-catalysts: accelerating water splitting reaction for green fuel production in the absence of organic sacrificial agents

“…55 The most active photocatalyst (Pd–Rb 2 O@g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 ) showed a narrow E g at 2.95 eV which is less than the E g of TiO 2 while greater than the of E g of g-C 3 N 4 , which happened due to the formation of a heterojunction and loading of co-catalysts. 56,57 The palladium metal nanoparticles provided the excited SPR e − to the redox centre (synthesized heterostructure) as shown in Fig. 2(a and b).…”

Insight into the development and proceedings of Au@Al–CeVO4 catalysts for water splitting: an advanced outlook for hydrogen generation with sunlight

“…8. Au metal electrons transfer to active sites by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) 64–66 and reduce H + ions into hydrogen (H 2 ). Al particles present in CeVO 4 are electron deficient and have electron quenching ability due to which the population of electrons on active centres increases.…”

Scaling up the charge transfer on Pd@Ti3C2Tx–TiO2 catalysts: a sustainable approach for H2 generation via water splitting

“…Zn 3 V 2 O 8 and SrTiO 3 14 ), metal sulphides ( i.e. CdS, ZnS, CuS, and CdZnS 15–17 ), perovskites and chalcogenides, 18,19 and metal and non-metal doped catalysts have been employed for water reduction. 20,21 Similarly, graphene and g-C 3 N 4 supported metal or non-metal fabricated catalysts 22–25 have been extensively utilized for H 2 generation.…”