Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic Activity
A large number of studies have examined the origins of high-catalytic activities of nanoparticles, but very few have discussed the lifetime of high-energy electrons in nanoparticles. The lifetime is one of the factors determining electron transfer and thus catalytic activity. Much of the lifetime of...
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doaj-7c5b9aad664344bdb8c6eca1e77b56282020-11-25T03:51:46ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442020-08-011091691610.3390/catal10080916Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic ActivityBochao Li0Hao Li1Chang Yang2Boyu Ji3Jingquan Lin4Toshihisa Tomie5School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, No.7089, Weixing Road, Changchun, Jilin 130022, ChinaSchool of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, No.7089, Weixing Road, Changchun, Jilin 130022, ChinaSchool of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, No.7089, Weixing Road, Changchun, Jilin 130022, ChinaSchool of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, No.7089, Weixing Road, Changchun, Jilin 130022, ChinaSchool of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, No.7089, Weixing Road, Changchun, Jilin 130022, ChinaSchool of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, No.7089, Weixing Road, Changchun, Jilin 130022, ChinaA large number of studies have examined the origins of high-catalytic activities of nanoparticles, but very few have discussed the lifetime of high-energy electrons in nanoparticles. The lifetime is one of the factors determining electron transfer and thus catalytic activity. Much of the lifetime of electrons reported in the literature is too short for a high transfer-efficiency of photo-excited electrons from a catalyst to the attached molecules. We observed TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles using the femtosecond laser two-color pump-probe technique with photoemission electron microscopy having a 40 nm spatial resolution. A lifetime longer than 4 ps was observed together with a fast decay component of 100 fs time constant when excited by a 760 nm laser. The slow decay component was observed only when the electrons in an intermediate state pumped by the fundamental laser pulse were excited by the second harmonic pulse. The electronic structure for the asymmetry of the pump-probe signal and the origin of the two decay components are discussed based on the color center model of the oxygen vacancy.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/8/916TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticlephoto-excitationhot electrontransfer efficiencylong lifetimeexcited state |
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Bochao Li Hao Li Chang Yang Boyu Ji Jingquan Lin Toshihisa Tomie Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic Activity Catalysts TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticle photo-excitation hot electron transfer efficiency long lifetime excited state |
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Bochao Li Hao Li Chang Yang Boyu Ji Jingquan Lin Toshihisa Tomie |
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Bochao Li |
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Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic Activity |
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Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic Activity |
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Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic Activity |
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Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic Activity |
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Picosecond Lifetime Hot Electrons in TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles for High Catalytic Activity |
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picosecond lifetime hot electrons in tio<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles for high catalytic activity |
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A large number of studies have examined the origins of high-catalytic activities of nanoparticles, but very few have discussed the lifetime of high-energy electrons in nanoparticles. The lifetime is one of the factors determining electron transfer and thus catalytic activity. Much of the lifetime of electrons reported in the literature is too short for a high transfer-efficiency of photo-excited electrons from a catalyst to the attached molecules. We observed TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles using the femtosecond laser two-color pump-probe technique with photoemission electron microscopy having a 40 nm spatial resolution. A lifetime longer than 4 ps was observed together with a fast decay component of 100 fs time constant when excited by a 760 nm laser. The slow decay component was observed only when the electrons in an intermediate state pumped by the fundamental laser pulse were excited by the second harmonic pulse. The electronic structure for the asymmetry of the pump-probe signal and the origin of the two decay components are discussed based on the color center model of the oxygen vacancy. |
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TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticle photo-excitation hot electron transfer efficiency long lifetime excited state |
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