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Solar‐Energy Harvesting: Broadband Hot‐Electron Collection for Solar Water Splitting with Plasmonic Titanium Nitride (Advanced Optical Materials 15/2017)
Author(s) -
Naldoni Alberto,
Guler Urcan,
Wang Zhuoxian,
Marelli Marcello,
Malara Francesco,
Meng Xiangeng,
Besteiro Lucas V.,
Govorov Alexander O.,
Kildishev Alexander V.,
Boltasseva Alexandra,
Shalaev Vladimir M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201770079
Subject(s) - materials science , titanium nitride , plasmon , tin , optoelectronics , water splitting , nitride , solar energy , broadband , titanium , photocatalysis , nanotechnology , optics , metallurgy , layer (electronics) , ecology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , biology , catalysis
In article number 1601031 , Alberto Naldoni, Vladimir M. Shalaev, and co‐workers present plasmonic titanium nitride (TiN) nanoparticles on top of TiO 2 nanowires, which strongly improve the activity toward photoelectrochemical water splitting. Plasmonic TiN provides efficient generation of hot electrons due to a broadband absorption and improved electrical compatibility at the TiN–TiO 2 interface.