Anisotropic Ag2S–Au Triangular Nanoprisms with Desired Configuration for Plasmonic Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation in Visible/Near‐Infrared Region

Abstract Anisotropic Ag 2 S‐edged Au‐triangular nanoprisms (TNPs) are constructed by controlling preferential overgrowth of Ag 2 S as plasmonic photocatalysts for hydrogen generation. Under visible and near‐infrared light irradiation, Ag 2 S‐edged Au‐TNPs exhibit almost fourfold higher efficiency (796 µmol h −1 g −1 ) than those of Ag 2 S‐covered Au‐TNPs (216 µmol h −1 g −1 ) and pure Au‐TNPs in hydrogen generation. A single‐particle photoluminescence study demonstrates that the plasmon‐induced hot electrons transfer from Au‐TNPs to Ag 2 S for hydrogen generation. Finite‐difference‐time‐domain simulations verify that the corners/edges of Au‐TNPs are high‐curvature sites with maximum electric field distributions facilitating hot electron generation and transfer. Therefore, Ag 2 S‐edged Au‐TNPs are efficient plasmonic photocatalyst with the desired configurations for charge separation boosting hydrogen generation.