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Ramasamy M, Ha JW. Single-Particle Spectroelectrochemistry: Promoting the Electrocatalytic Activity of Gold Nanorods via Oxygen Plasma Treatment without Structural Deformation. Anal Chem 2024; 96:737-745. [PMID: 38175953 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
Understanding of the electrocatalytic activity enhancement in gold nanoparticles is still limited. Herein, we present the effect of the oxygen plasma treatment on the electrochemical activity of gold nanorods (AuNRs). Oxygen plasma treatment resulted in the blueshift and line width narrowing of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectra obtained from individual AuNRs immobilized on an indium tin oxide (ITO) surface. These changes can be attributed to increases in the surface charges of the AuNRs. The formation of a Au-ITO heterojunction provided structural stability to the immobilized AuNRs regardless of the duration of oxygen plasma exposure. The electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was induced by increases in the free-electron densities on the surfaces of these AuNRs owing to oxygen plasma treatment, and Au did not dissolve under the experimental conditions. However, the potential-dependent LSPR spectra of the individual AuNRs showed similar patterns of LSPR behavior, irrespective of the duration of oxygen plasma treatment and the concentration of H2O2. Therefore, this study based on single-particle spectroelectrochemistry and cyclic voltammetry improves the understanding of the role of oxygen plasma treatment in promoting the catalytic activity of structurally stable AuNRs immobilized on an ITO surface.
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- Mukunthan Ramasamy
- Energy Harvest-Storage Research Center (EHSRC), University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
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- Energy Harvest-Storage Research Center (EHSRC), University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
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Yang H, Tian L, Grirrane A, García-Baldoví A, Hu J, Sastre G, Hu C, García H. Enhanced Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylation over Bimetallic Au-Pd Core-Shell Nanoparticles Deposited on TiO 2. ACS Catal 2023; 13:15143-15154. [PMID: 38352955 PMCID: PMC10859932 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c03793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Photodecarboxylation of biomass-derived fatty acids to alkanes offers significant potential to obtain hydrocarbons and economic benefits due to the mild conditions and high activity. Herein, the photodecarboxylation of hexanoic acid into alkanes using TiO2-supported monometallic Au or Pd and bimetallic Au-Pd catalysts is reported. It was found that bimetallic Au-Pd catalysts, featuring a core-shell structure evidenced by EDX-mapping and element line profile, show better photocatalytic performance, achieving 94.7% conversion of hexanoic acid and nearly 100% selectivity to pentane under UV-vis irradiation in the absence of H2 than the monometallic Au analogue. This remarkable enhancement in activity compared to its TiO2 supported monometallic Au or Pd analogues can be attributed to the synergistic effect between Au and Pd within the nanostructured Au(core)-Pd(shell) alloy for achieving more efficient charge-separation efficiency upon visible light excitation. This photocatalyst exhibits a wide scope converting multiple fatty acids into hydrocarbons. Moreover, it can even photocatalyze the conversion of raw bio-oils into alkanes directly. No obvious activity loss was observed during the reusability tests, demonstrating the good stability of the present catalyst. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that oxidation of carboxylates on TiO2 leads to alkyl radicals that become bound to metal nanoparticles. The superior catalytic performance of Au(core)-Pd(shell)/TiO2 is derived from the weaker adsorption for H on the alloy and the lower hydrogen evolution reaction overpotential. Our research can result in an efficient bio-oil upgrading, resulting in the synthesis of biofuels from biomass under mild conditions.
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- Huiru Yang
- Key
Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat
Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat
Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat
Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat
Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat
Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat
Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Key
Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, P. R. China
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Universitat
Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Li X, Luo Y, Wu S, Lian H, Deng X. The exceptional performance of the plasmonic Au-Fe/TiO2 nanocatalysts achieved by O2 plasma activation. Catal Today 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Li YC, Li XS, Zhu B, Zhu X, Lian HY, Zhu AM. A facile approach to direct preparation of Pt nanocatalysts from oxidative dechloridation of supported H2PtCl6 by oxygen plasma. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Effect of Acid–Base Characteristics of Zeolite Catalysts on Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane with Carbon Dioxide. THEOR EXP CHEM+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11237-022-09729-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Chrouda A, Mahmoud Ali Ahmed S, Babiker Elamin M. Preparation of Nanocatalysts Using Deposition Precipitation with Urea: Mechanism, Advantages and Results. CHEMBIOENG REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cben.202100054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Amani Chrouda
- Majmaah University Departement of Chemistry College of Science Al-Zulfi 11952 Zulfi Saudi Arabia
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- Majmaah University Departement of Chemistry College of Science Al-Zulfi 11952 Zulfi Saudi Arabia
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