Dimension-matched plasmonic Au/TiO2/BiVO4 nanocomposites as efficient wide-visible-light photocatalysts to convert CO2 and mechanistic insights

• DOI: 10.1039/c8ta02889c
• Publication Date: 2018-05-17T02:04:24Z
• Authors: Ji Bian; Yang Qu; Xuliang Zhang; Ning Sun; Dongyan Tang; Liqiang Jing
• Keywords: Nanorod; Visible spectrum; Facet (psychology)

Dimension-matched Au/TiO₂/BiVO₄ nanocomposites have been constructed by first preparing BiVO₄ nanoflakes <italic>via</italic> an ion exchange process from BiOCl nanosheets, followed coupling (001) facet exposed TiO₂ nanosheets and then modifying plasmonic Au nanorods.