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Piezo-phototronic and plasmonic effect coupled Ag-NaNbO3 nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting activity

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  • Kumar, Dheeraj
  • Sharma, Surbhi
  • Khare, Neeraj

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Silver (Ag) nanoparticles decorated NaNbO3 nanorods (Ag-NaNbO3) based nanocomposite have been successfully synthesized by simple chemical solution method with the aim to couple the plasmonic and piezo-phototronic effect. The Ag-NaNbO3 nanocomposite showed much enhanced photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting properties as compared to bare NaNbO3. A ∼10 fold enhancement in the photodecomposition of organic MB dye and a ∼9 fold increment in the photocurrent density of photoelectrochemical water splitting was observed as compared to bare NaNbO3, which has been attributed to the combined plasmonic and piezo-phototronic effect. The plasmonic effect due to the presence of Ag nanoparticles on the NaNbO3 surface resulted in enhanced absorption of visible light and piezo-photoelectric effect resulted in better separation of the photogenerated charges due to the built-in electric field. This approach demonstrates a novel strategy for enhancing the performance of silver decorated semiconducting/piezoelectric material for achieving efficient photocatalytic dye degradation and PEC water splitting.

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  • Kumar, Dheeraj & Sharma, Surbhi & Khare, Neeraj, 2021. "Piezo-phototronic and plasmonic effect coupled Ag-NaNbO3 nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting activity," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 1569-1579.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:163:y:2021:i:c:p:1569-1579
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.132
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