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From: Collective excitation of plasmon-coupled Au-nanochain boosts photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of semiconductor

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Synthesis and physicochemical properties of photocatalysts. a Schematic illustration of the preparation process of Au-chain@Zn0.67Cd0.33S. b TEM and SAED patterns (inset), c HRTEM image, and d HAADF and EDXS mapping images of Au-chain@Zn0.67Cd0.33S. e FDTD simulation of the near-field distributions of isolated and coupled nanoparticles excited by visible light. f Photocatalytic H2 evolution activity of commercial CdS, pure Zn0.67Cd0.33S and Au-chain@Zn0.67Cd0.33S under visible light irradiation (≥420 nm)

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