Abstract
Carrier generation and migration are both pivotal to photoelectric (PE) response. Formation of a Schottky contact is conducive to promote carrier migration but cannot fundamentally magnify carrier generation, limiting the eventual PE performance. In this work, an Au@Ag/AgI Schottky contact is established by in situ growth of AgI nanotriangles on the surface of Au@Ag nanoparticles (NPs), and PE enhancement of the Schottky contact is realized by regulating localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) properties. In comparison with Ag/AgI Schottky contact, assembly of Au NPs in the center of Ag NPs adjusts the dominated LSPR property from hot-electron transfer (HET) to plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer (PIRET). With the concurrent manipulation of HET and PIRET, additional energy can be employed for carrier generation, while photogenerated electrons offset by hot electrons are reduced, which jointly enlarges PE responses of the Au@Ag/AgI Schottky contact up to 4 times. Benefitted from the etching of thiols to Ag-based materials, the Au@Ag/AgI Schottky contact is further applied to the construction of a photoelectrochemical cysteine sensor. This work proposes a general strategy to enhance PE responses of Schottky contacts, which may advance the design of LSPR-related PE systems.
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