Volume 162, 2013

Influence of hot carriers on catalytic reaction; Pt nanoparticles on GaN substrates under light irradiation

Abstract

We report the hot carrier-driven catalytic activity of two-dimensional arrays of Pt nanoparticles on GaN substrate under light irradiation. In order to elucidate the effect of a hot carrier in a catalytic chemical reaction, the CO oxidation reaction was carried out on Pt nanoparticles on p- and n-type GaN under light irradiation. Metal catalysts composed of Pt nanoparticles were prepared using two different preparation methods: the one-pot polyol reduction and arc plasma deposition methods. Under light irradiation, the catalytic activity of the Pt nanoparticles supported on GaN exhibited a distinct change depending on the doping type. The catalytic activity of the Pt nanoparticles on the n-doped GaN wafer decreased by 8–28% under light irradiation, compared to no irradiation (i.e., in the dark), while the Pt nanoparticles on the p-doped GaN wafer increased by 11–33% under light irradiation, compared to no irradiation. The catalytic activity increased on the smaller Pt nanoparticles, compared to the larger nanoparticles, presumably due to the mean free path of hot carriers. Based on these results, we conclude that the flow of hot carriers generated at the Pt–GaN interface during light irradiation is responsible for the change in catalytic activity on the Pt nanoparticles.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Nov 2012
Accepted
21 Dec 2012
First published
15 May 2013

Faraday Discuss., 2013,162, 355-364

Influence of hot carriers on catalytic reaction; Pt nanoparticles on GaN substrates under light irradiation

S. M. Kim, D. Park, Y. Yuk, S. H. Kim and J. Y. Park, Faraday Discuss., 2013, 162, 355 DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20133J

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