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Plazmonicky aktivní elektrochemické elektrody na bázi nanotrubic sulfidu wolframičitého pokrytých zlatými nanočásticemi / Plasmonically active electrochemical electrodes based on tungsten disulfide nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles

When an electromagnetic wave illuminates metal nanostructure under right circumstances, it can couple to the motion of electrons and thus give rise to so-called LSPR. When these collective oscillations non-radiatively decay, they excite charge carriers that can have, for a short moment of time, highly non-thermal energy distribution. These so-called "hot" electrons and holes can then take part in photochemical applications, e.g. in reactions on photoactive electrodes where hot electrons act as catalysts. Gold nanoparticles seem to be a good candidate for fabrication of such electrodes because they exhibit resonantly enhanced absorption due to plasmon excitation in the visible and near infrared spectral range, which could make the solar energy harvesting more efficient. In this work we present electrohemical experiments that should help to clarify the underlying principles of photochemical reactions involving hot electrons. Our model system consists of indium tin oxide electrodes covered with tungsten disulphide nanotubes that were previously decorated by gold nanoparticles. By comparing the results of chronoamperometric measurements on individual components of this system it was shown that excitation of plasmonic nanoparticles indeed leads to photocurrents and that electrochemical methods can serve as a valuable tool for analysis of photochemical reactions catalyzed by hot electrons.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:320220
Date January 2017
CreatorsSalajková, Zita
ContributorsDaňhel,, Aleš, Ligmajer, Filip
PublisherVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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