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Park SH, Kim S, Park JW, Kim S, Cha W, Lee J. In-situ and wavelength-dependent photocatalytic strain evolution of a single Au nanoparticle on a TiO 2 film. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5416. [PMID: 38937506 PMCID: PMC11211407 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49862-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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Photocatalysis is a promising technique due to its capacity to efficiently harvest solar energy and its potential to address the global energy crisis. However, the structure-activity relationships of photocatalyst during wavelength-dependent photocatalytic reactions remains largely unexplored because it is difficult to measure under operating conditions. Here we show the photocatalytic strain evolution of a single Au nanoparticle (AuNP) supported on a TiO2 film by combining three-dimensional (3D) Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging with an external light source. The wavelength-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has significant effects on the structural deformation of the AuNP, leading to its strain evolution. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed to rationalize the induced strain caused by the adsorption of ROS on the AuNP surface. These observations provide insights of how the photocatalytic activity impacts on the structural deformation of AuNP, contributing to the general understanding of the atomic-level catalytic adsorption process.
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- Sung Hyun Park
- Department of HY-KIST Bio-Convergence, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Artificial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems, Institute for Basic Science, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Fusco Z, Koenig D, Smith SC, Beck FJ. Ab initio investigation of hot electron transfer in CO 2 plasmonic photocatalysis in the presence of hydroxyl adsorbate. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024; 9:1030-1041. [PMID: 38623705 DOI: 10.1039/d4nh00046c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Photoreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) on plasmonic structures is of great interest in photocatalysis to aid selectivity. While species commonly found in reaction environments and associated intermediates can steer the reaction down different pathways by altering the potential energy landscape of the system, they are often not addressed when designing efficient plasmonic catalysts. Here, we perform an atomistic study of the effect of the hydroxyl group (OH) on CO2 activation and hot electron generation and transfer using first-principles calculations. We show that the presence of OH is essential in breaking the linear symmetry of CO2, which leads to a charge redistribution and a decrease in the OCO angle to 134°, thereby activating CO2. Analysis of the partial density of states (pDOS) demonstrates that the OH group mediates the orbital hybridization between Au and CO2 resulting in more accessible states, thus facilitating charge transfer. By employing time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), we quantify the fraction of hot electrons directly generated into hybridized molecular states at resonance, demonstrating a broader energy distribution and an 11% increase in charge-transfer in the presence of OH groups. We further show that the spectral overlap between excitation energy and plasmon resonance plays a critical role in efficiently modulating electron transfer processes. These findings contribute to the mechanistic understanding of plasmon-mediated reactions and demonstrate the importance of co-adsorbed species in tailoring the electron transfer processes, opening new avenues for enhancing selectivity.
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- Zelio Fusco
- Renewable Fuel Group, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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- Integrated Materials Design Lab, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Integrated Materials Design Lab, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Renewable Fuel Group, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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Zhang L, An X, Feng K, Li J, Liu J, Chen J, Li C, Zhang X, He L. Non-Photochemical Origin of Selectivity Difference between Light and Dark Catalytic Conditions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:21987-21996. [PMID: 38636167 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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The interest in introducing light into heterogeneous catalysis is driven not only by the urgent need of replacing fossil energy but also by the promise of controlling product selectivity by light. The product selectivity differences observed in recent studies between light and dark reactions are often attributed to photochemical effects. Here, we report the discovery of a non-photochemical origin of selectivity difference, at essentially the same CO2 conversion rate, between photothermal and thermal CO2 hydrogenation reactions over a Ru/TiO2-x catalyst. While the presence of the photochemical effect from ultraviolet light is confirmed, it merely enhances the catalytic activity. Systematic investigation reveals that the gradual formation of an adsorbate-mediated strong metal-support interaction under catalytic conditions is responsible for the variation in the catalytic selectivity. We demonstrate that differences in product selectivity under light/dark reactions do not necessarily originate from photochemical effects. Our study refines the basis for determining photochemical effects and highlights the importance of excluding non-photochemical effects in mechanistic studies of light-controlled product selectivity.
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- Lin Zhang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Information Technology, Suzhou Institute of Trade and Commerce, Suzhou 215009, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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Lei YJ, Lu X, Yoshikawa H, Matsumura D, Fan Y, Zhao L, Li J, Wang S, Gu Q, Liu HK, Dou SX, Devaraj S, Rojo T, Lai WH, Armand M, Wang YX, Wang G. Understanding the charge transfer effects of single atoms for boosting the performance of Na-S batteries. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3325. [PMID: 38637537 PMCID: PMC11026416 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47628-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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The effective flow of electrons through bulk electrodes is crucial for achieving high-performance batteries, although the poor conductivity of homocyclic sulfur molecules results in high barriers against the passage of electrons through electrode structures. This phenomenon causes incomplete reactions and the formation of metastable products. To enhance the performance of the electrode, it is important to place substitutable electrification units to accelerate the cleavage of sulfur molecules and increase the selectivity of stable products during charging and discharging. Herein, we develop a single-atom-charging strategy to address the electron transport issues in bulk sulfur electrodes. The establishment of the synergistic interaction between the adsorption model and electronic transfer helps us achieve a high level of selectivity towards the desirable short-chain sodium polysulfides during the practical battery test. These finding indicates that the atomic manganese sites have an enhanced ability to capture and donate electrons. Additionally, the charge transfer process facilitates the rearrangement of sodium ions, thereby accelerating the kinetics of the sodium ions through the electrostatic force. These combined effects improve pathway selectivity and conversion to stable products during the redox process, leading to superior electrochemical performance for room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries.
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- Yao-Jie Lei
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1337, Japan
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Institute of Energy Materials Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Institute of Energy Materials Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC EnergiGUNE) Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Alava Technology Park Albert Einstein 48, 01510, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, P.O. Box. 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
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- Centre for Cooperative Research on Alternative Energies (CIC EnergiGUNE) Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Alava Technology Park Albert Einstein 48, 01510, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
- Institute of Energy Materials Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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Dai X, Sun Y. Mechanism of photocatalytic CO 2 methanation on ultrafine Rh nanoparticles. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024; 9:627-636. [PMID: 38334479 DOI: 10.1039/d3nh00506b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Selective hydrogenation of CO2 to yield CH4 relies on the appropriate catalysts that can facilitate the cleavage of CO bonds and dissociative adsorption of H2. Ultrafine Rh nanoparticles loaded on silica nanospheres were used as a class of photocatalysts to significantly improve the selectivity and reaction rate of producing CH4 from the mixture of CO2 and H2 under the illumination of a broadband visible light source. The intense light scattering resonances in the silica nanospheres generate strong electric fields near the silica surface to enhance the light absorption power in the supported ultrafine Rh nanoparticles, promoting the efficiency of hot electron generation in the Rh nanoparticles. The interaction of the hot electrons with the adsorbate species on the Rh nanoparticle surface weakens the C-O bond to facilitate the deoxygenation of CO2, favoring the production of CH4 with a unity selectivity at a faster rate in the presence of surface adsorbed hydrogen (H*). The systematic studies on reaction kinetics and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform (DRIFT) spectroscopy under different conditions, including various temperatures, illumination powers, and feeding gas compositions, reveal the reaction mechanism responsible for CO2 methanation and the role of photoillumination.
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- Xinyan Dai
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA.
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Muhammed MM, Mokkath JH. Plasmon-induced hot carrier distribution in a composite nanosystem: role of the adsorption site. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:9037-9050. [PMID: 38440841 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00322e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The generation of hot carriers (HCs) through the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in metal nanostructures is a fascinating phenomenon that fuels both fundamental and applied research. However, gaining insights into HCs at a microscopic level has posed a complex challenge, limiting our ability to create efficient nanoantennas that utilize these energized carriers. In this investigation, we employ real-time time-dependent density functional theory (rt-TDDFT) calculations to examine the creation and distribution of HCs within a model composite system consisting of a silver (Ag) nanodisk and a carbon monoxide (CO) molecule. We find that the creation and distribution of HCs are notably affected by the CO adsorption site. Particularly, when the CO molecule adsorbs onto the hollow site of the Ag nanodisk, it exhibits the highest potential among various composite systems in terms of structural stability, enhanced orbital hybridization, and HC generation and transfer. Utilizing a Gaussian laser pulse adjusted to match the LSPR frequency, we observe a marked buildup of hot electrons and hot holes on the C and O atoms. Conversely, the region encompassing the C-O bond exhibits a depletion of hot electrons and hot holes. We believe that these findings could have significant implications in the field of HC photocatalysis.
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- College of Integrative Studies, Abdullah Al Salem University (AASU), Block 3, Khaldiya, Kuwait.
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Dall’Osto G, Marsili M, Vanzan M, Toffoli D, Stener M, Corni S, Coccia E. Peeking into the Femtosecond Hot-Carrier Dynamics Reveals Unexpected Mechanisms in Plasmonic Photocatalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2208-2218. [PMID: 38199967 PMCID: PMC10811681 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Plasmonic-driven photocatalysis may lead to reaction selectivity that cannot be otherwise achieved. A fundamental role is played by hot carriers, i.e., electrons and holes generated upon plasmonic decay within the metal nanostructure interacting with molecular species. Understanding the elusive microscopic mechanism behind such selectivity is a key step in the rational design of hot-carrier reactions. To accomplish that, we present state-of-the-art multiscale simulations, going beyond density functional theory, of hot-carrier injections for the rate-determining step of a photocatalytic reaction. We focus on carbon dioxide reduction, for which it was experimentally shown that the presence of a rhodium nanocube under illumination leads to the selective production of methane against carbon monoxide. We show that selectivity is due to a (predominantly) direct hole injection from rhodium to the reaction intermediate CHO. Unexpectedly, such an injection does not promote the selective reaction path by favoring proper bond breaking but rather by promoting bonding of the proper molecular fragment to the surface.
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- Giulia Dall’Osto
- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università di
Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica e Astronomia “Augusto Righi”, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università di
Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Fisica, University of Milan, Via Giovanni Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University
of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University
of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università di
Padova, via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Istituto
Nanoscienze-CNR, via
Campi 213/A, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, University
of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Sharma G, Verma R, Masuda S, Badawy KM, Singh N, Tsukuda T, Polshettiwar V. Pt-doped Ru nanoparticles loaded on 'black gold' plasmonic nanoreactors as air stable reduction catalysts. Nat Commun 2024; 15:713. [PMID: 38267414 PMCID: PMC10808126 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44954-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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This study introduces a plasmonic reduction catalyst, stable only in the presence of air, achieved by integrating Pt-doped Ru nanoparticles on black gold. This innovative black gold/RuPt catalyst showcases good efficiency in acetylene semi-hydrogenation, attaining over 90% selectivity with an ethene production rate of 320 mmol g-1 h-1. Its stability, evident in 100 h of operation with continuous air flow, is attributed to the synergy of co-existing metal oxide and metal phases. The catalyst's stability is further enhanced by plasmon-mediated concurrent reduction and oxidation of the active sites. Finite-difference time-domain simulations reveal a five-fold electric field intensification near the RuPt nanoparticles, crucial for activating acetylene and hydrogen. Kinetic isotope effect analysis indicates the contribution from the plasmonic non-thermal effects along with the photothermal. Spectroscopic and in-situ Fourier transform infrared studies, combined with quantum chemical calculations, elucidate the molecular reaction mechanism, emphasizing the cooperative interaction between Ru and Pt in optimizing ethene production and selectivity.
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- Gunjan Sharma
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 40005, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 40005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 40005, India.
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Kazuma E. Key Factors for Controlling Plasmon-Induced Chemical Reactions on Metal Surfaces. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:59-67. [PMID: 38131658 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Plasmon-induced chemical reactions based on direct interactions between the plasmons of metal nanostructures and molecules have attracted increasing attention as a means of efficiently utilizing sunlight. In recent years, achievements in complex synthetic reactions as well as simple dissociation reactions of gaseous molecules using plasmons have been reported. However, recent research progress has revealed that multiple factors govern plasmon-induced chemical reactions. This perspective provides an overview of the key factors that influence plasmon-induced chemical reactions on metal surfaces and discusses the difficulty of controlling the reactions, which is caused by the entanglement of the key factors. A strategy for designing plasmonic metal catalysts to achieve the desired reactions is also discussed based on the current understanding, and directions for further research are provided.
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- Emiko Kazuma
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Ma W, Sun J, Yao S, Wang Y, Chen G, Fan G, Li Y. Synergistic Interplay of Dual-Active-Sites on Metallic Ni-MOFs Loaded with Pt for Thermal-Photocatalytic Conversion of Atmospheric CO 2 under Infrared Light Irradiation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313784. [PMID: 37819255 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Infrared light driven photocatalytic reduction of atmospheric CO2 is challenging due to the ultralow concentration of CO2 (0.04 %) and the low energy of infrared light. Herein, we develop a metallic nickel-based metal-organic framework loaded with Pt (Pt/Ni-MOF), which shows excellent activity for thermal-photocatalytic conversion of atmospheric CO2 with H2 even under infrared light irradiation. The open Ni sites are beneficial to capture and activate atmospheric CO2 , while the photogenerated electrons dominate H2 dissociation on the Pt sites. Simultaneously, thermal energy results in spilling of the dissociated H2 to Ni sites, where the adsorbed CO2 is thermally reduced to CO and CH4 . The synergistic interplay of dual-active-sites renders Pt/Ni-MOF a record efficiency of 9.57 % at 940 nm for converting atmospheric CO2 , enables the procurement of CO2 to be independent of the emission sources, and improves the energy efficiency for trace CO2 conversion by eliminating the capture media regeneration and molecular CO2 release.
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- Weimin Ma
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian, 710021, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xian, 710021, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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Vallejo Narváez WE, Vera de la Garza CG, Fomine S. Enhancing CO 2 reduction through the catalytic effect of a novel silicon haeckelite-inspired 2D material. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:25862-25870. [PMID: 37725098 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02783j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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We propose a novel 2D material based on silicon haeckelite (Hck), whose structure contains a silicon atom arranged in a periodic pattern of pentagons and heptagons. Stacking the two layers gives rise to a planar geometry of the layers that compose it. This new structure presents a semiconductor character with a band gap of 0.17 eV. Furthermore, we studied CO2 reduction using molecular hydrogen to form formic acid, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, methanol, and methane. All these have been studied theoretically at the Grimme D3BJ corrected TPSS/def2-SVP level. A massive biflake containing 132 Si atoms was used to model the Hck surface. According to the results, CO2 capture with Hck is a spontaneous step; in contrast, the same process for silicene mono- and bi-flakes studied previously was endergonic. After the capture of CO2, the addition of H2 to the substrate passes through an intermediate containing a Si-H bond. The formation of Si-H intermediates is the origin of the catalytic effect, facilitating H2 dissociation and acting as the hydrogen atom donor for the substrate. These intermediates are transformed by adding hydrogen atoms and losing water molecules, producing formic acid and formaldehyde as the most probable products, with rate-controlling steps of 29.2 and 27 kcal mol-1, whose values were less than those exhibited by the silicene biflake. This means that the silicon haeckelite biflake presents better catalytic activity than the silicene biflake. The results show that the novel 2D silicon hackelite material has remarkable potential for CO2 capture and reduction. The theoretical analysis of this innovative 2D structure provides valuable insights into the potential applications of silicene-based materials.
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- Wilmer Esteban Vallejo Narváez
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-360, CU, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-360, CU, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-360, CU, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico.
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Luo B, Wang W, Zhao Y, Zhao Y. Hot-Electron Dynamics Mediated Medical Diagnosis and Therapy. Chem Rev 2023; 123:10808-10833. [PMID: 37603096 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Surface plasmon resonance excitation significantly enhances the absorption of light and increases the generation of "hot" electrons, i.e., conducting electrons that are raised from their steady states to excited states. These excited electrons rapidly decay and equilibrate via radiative and nonradiative damping over several hundred femtoseconds. During the hot-electron dynamics, from their generation to the ultimate nonradiative decay, the electromagnetic field enhancement, hot electron density increase, and local heating effect are sequentially induced. Over the past decade, these physical phenomena have attracted considerable attention in the biomedical field, e.g., the rapid and accurate identification of biomolecules, precise synthesis and release of drugs, and elimination of tumors. This review highlights the recent developments in the application of hot-electron dynamics in medical diagnosis and therapy, particularly fully integrated device techniques with good application prospects. In addition, we discuss the latest experimental and theoretical studies of underlying mechanisms. From a practical standpoint, the pioneering modeling analyses and quantitative measurements in the extreme near field are summarized to illustrate the quantification of hot-electron dynamics. Finally, the prospects and remaining challenges associated with biomedical engineering based on hot-electron dynamics are presented.
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- Bing Luo
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Service Behavior and Structural Safety of Petroleum Pipe and Equipment Materials, CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute (TGRI), Xi'an 710077, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Canales R, Gil-Calvo M, Barrio VL. UV- and visible-light photocatalysis using Ni-Co bimetallic and monometallic hydrotalcite-like materials for enhanced CO 2 methanation in sabatier reaction. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18456. [PMID: 37576323 PMCID: PMC10412882 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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The CO2 catalytic reduction activities of four different Co-modified Ni-based catalysts derived from hydrotalcite-like materials (HTCs) prepared by co-precipitation method were investigated under thermal and photocatalytic conditions. All catalysts were tested from 473 to 723 K at 10 bar (abs). The light intensity for photocatalytic reactions was 2.4 W cm-2. The samples were characterized to determine the effect of morphological and physicochemical properties of mono-bimetallic active phases on their methanation activity. The activity toward CO2 methanation followed the next order: Ni > Co-Ni > Co. For the monometallic Ni catalyst an increase of a 72% was achieved in the photo-catalytic activity under UV and vis light irradiation at temperatures lower by > 100 K than those in a conventional reaction. Co-modified Ni based hydrotalcite catalysts performed with stability and no deactivation for the 16 h studied under visible light for methanation at 523 K due to the presence of basic sites.
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- Rafael Canales
- Bilbao School of Engineering (University of the Basque Country), Bilbao, Spain
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- Bilbao School of Engineering (University of the Basque Country), Bilbao, Spain
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- Bilbao School of Engineering (University of the Basque Country), Bilbao, Spain
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Zhu Z, Tang R, Li C, An X, He L. Promises of Plasmonic Antenna-Reactor Systems in Gas-Phase CO 2 Photocatalysis. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2302568. [PMID: 37338243 PMCID: PMC10460874 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Sunlight-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction provides intriguing opportunities for addressing the energy and environmental crises faced by humans. The rational combination of plasmonic antennas and active transition metal-based catalysts, known as "antenna-reactor" (AR) nanostructures, allows the simultaneous optimization of optical and catalytic performances of photocatalysts, and thus holds great promise for CO2 photocatalysis. Such design combines the favorable absorption, radiative, and photochemical properties of the plasmonic components with the great catalytic potentials and conductivities of the reactor components. In this review, recent developments of photocatalysts based on plasmonic AR systems for various gas-phase CO2 reduction reactions with emphasis on the electronic structure of plasmonic and catalytic metals, plasmon-driven catalytic pathways, and the role of AR complex in photocatalytic processes are summarized. Perspectives in terms of challenges and future research in this area are also highlighted.
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- Zhijie Zhu
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon TechnologiesSoochow UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon TechnologiesSoochow UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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Yuan Z, Zhu X, Jiang Z. Recent Advances of Constructing Metal/Semiconductor Catalysts Designing for Photocatalytic CO 2 Hydrogenation. Molecules 2023; 28:5693. [PMID: 37570663 PMCID: PMC10419965 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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With the development of the world economy and the rapid advancement of global industrialization, the demand for energy continues to grow. The significant consumption of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, has led to excessive carbon dioxide emissions, causing global ecological problems. CO2 hydrogenation technology can convert CO2 into high-value chemicals and is considered one of the potential ways to solve the problem of CO2 emissions. Metal/semiconductor catalysts have shown good activity in carbon dioxide hydrogenation reactions and have attracted widespread attention. Therefore, we summarize the recent research on metal/semiconductor catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation from the design of catalysts to the structure of active sites and mechanistic investigations, and the internal mechanism of the enhanced activity is elaborated to give guidance for the design of highly active catalysts. Finally, based on a good understanding of the above issues, this review looks forward to the development of future CO2 hydrogenation catalysts.
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- Zhimin Yuan
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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Wang K, He T. Plasmon photocatalytic CO 2 reduction reactions over Au particles on various substrates. NANOSCALE 2023. [PMID: 37455632 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02543h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Surface plasmonic effects have been widely used in photocatalytic reactions like CO2 conversion in the past decades. However, owing to the significant controversy in the physical processes of plasmon photocatalytic reactions and difficulty in realizing CO2 reduction, the influence mechanism of the plasmon effect on the CO2 photoreduction is still under debate. In this study, Au particles deposited on various substrates were employed to acquire insights into the plasmon photocatalytic CO2 reduction, including SiO2, n-Si, p-Si, TiO2-SiO2, TiO2-n-Si, and TiO2-p-Si. It was found that the plasmon resonant enhancement (PRE) effect of Au-SiO2 caused by the Au plasmon was stronger than that of Au-TiO2-SiO2 and Au-n-Si (Au-p-Si) in the visible-light range, while it was weaker for Au-n-Si (Au-p-Si) samples than Au-TiO2-n-Si (Au-TiO2-p-Si). The simulation results agree with the experimental conclusions. The photocatalytic results indicated that the catalytic activity of Au-n-Si (Au-p-Si) samples was lower than that of Au-TiO2-n-Si (Au-TiO2-p-Si), and Au-SiO2 was lower than Au-TiO2-SiO2 and Au-n-Si (Au-p-Si) samples, suggesting that the direct electron transfer (DET) mechanism was dominant here compared with the PRE mechanism.
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- Kai Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Fresno F, Iglesias-Juez A, Coronado JM. Photothermal Catalytic CO 2 Conversion: Beyond Catalysis and Photocatalysis. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:21. [PMID: 37253819 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00430-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In recent years, the combination of both thermal and photochemical contributions has provided interesting opportunities for solar upgrading of catalytic processes. Photothermal catalysis works at the interface between purely photochemical processes, which involve the direct conversion of photon energy into chemical energy, and classical thermal catalysis, in which the catalyst is activated by temperature. Thus, photothermal catalysis acts in two different ways on the energy path of the reaction. This combined catalysis, of which the fundamental principles will be reviewed here, is particularly promising for the activation of small reactive molecules at moderate temperatures compared to thermal catalysis and with higher reaction rates than those attained in photocatalysis, and it has gained a great deal of attention in the last years. Among the different applications of photothermal catalysis, CO2 conversion is probably the most studied, although reaction mechanisms and photonic-thermal synergy pathways are still quite unclear and, from the reaction route point of view, it can be said that photothermal-catalytic CO2 reduction processes are still in their infancy. This article intends to provide an overview of the principles underpinning photothermal catalysis and its application to the conversion of CO2 into useful molecules, with application essentially as fuels but also as chemical building blocks. The most relevant specific cases published to date will be also reviewed from the viewpoint of selectivity towards the most frequent target products.
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- Fernando Fresno
- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Lomonosov V, Wayman TMR, Hopper ER, Ivanov YP, Divitini G, Ringe E. Plasmonic magnesium nanoparticles decorated with palladium catalyze thermal and light-driven hydrogenation of acetylene. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:7420-7429. [PMID: 36988987 PMCID: PMC10134437 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00745f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Bimetallic Pd-Mg nanoparticles were synthesized by partial galvanic replacement of plasmonic Mg nanoparticles, and their catalytic and photocatalytic properties in selective hydrogenation of acetylene have been investigated. Electron probe studies confirm that the Mg-Pd structures mainly consist of metallic Mg and sustain several localized plasmon resonances across a broad wavelength range. We demonstrate that, even without light excitation, the Pd-Mg nanostructures exhibit an excellent catalytic activity with selectivity to ethylene of 55% at 100% acetylene conversion achieved at 60 °C. With laser excitation at room temperature over a range of intensities and wavelengths, the initial reaction rate increased up to 40 times with respect to dark conditions and a 2-fold decrease of the apparent activation energy was observed. A significant wavelength-dependent change in hydrogenation kinetics strongly supports a catalytic behavior affected by plasmon excitation. This report of coupling between Mg's plasmonic and Pd's catalytic properties paves the way for sustainable catalytic structures for challenging, industrially relevant selective hydrogenation processes.
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- Vladimir Lomonosov
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, UK
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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- Electron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Electron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, UK
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Vanzan M, Gil G, Castaldo D, Nordlander P, Corni S. Energy Transfer to Molecular Adsorbates by Transient Hot Electron Spillover. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2719-2725. [PMID: 37010208 PMCID: PMC10103299 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Hot electron (HE) photocatalysis is one of the most intriguing fields of nanoscience, with a clear potential for technological impact. Despite much effort, the mechanisms of HE photocatalysis are not fully understood. Here we investigate a mechanism based on transient electron spillover on a molecule and subsequent energy release into vibrational modes. We use state-of-the-art real-time Time Dependent Density Functional Theory (rt-TDDFT), simulating the dynamics of a HE moving within linear chains of Ag or Au atoms, on which CO, N2, or H2O are adsorbed. We estimate the energy a HE can release into adsorbate vibrational modes and show that certain modes are selectively activated. The energy transfer strongly depends on the adsorbate, the metal, and the HE energy. Considering a cumulative effect from multiple HEs, we estimate this mechanism can transfer tenths of an eV to molecular vibrations and could play an important role in HE photocatalysis.
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- Mirko Vanzan
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Department
of Physics, University of Milan, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Instituto
de Cibernetica, Matematica y Física, Calle E esq 15 Vedado, 10400 La Habana, Cuba
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- CNR
Institute of Nanoscience, via Campi 213/A, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Verma R, Belgamwar R, Chatterjee P, Bericat-Vadell R, Sa J, Polshettiwar V. Nickel-Laden Dendritic Plasmonic Colloidosomes of Black Gold: Forced Plasmon Mediated Photocatalytic CO 2 Hydrogenation. ACS NANO 2023; 17:4526-4538. [PMID: 36780645 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c10470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In this work, we have designed and synthesized nickel-laden dendritic plasmonic colloidosomes of Au (black gold-Ni). The photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation activities of black gold-Ni increased dramatically to the extent that measurable photoactivity was only observed with the black gold-Ni catalyst, with a very high photocatalytic CO production rate (2464 ± 40 mmol gNi-1 h-1) and 95% selectivity. Notably, the reaction was carried out in a flow reactor at low temperature and atmospheric pressure without external heating. The catalyst was stable for at least 100 h. Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy studies indicated indirect hot-electron transfer from the black gold to Ni in less than 100 fs, corroborated by a reduction in Au-plasmon electron-phonon lifetime and a bleach signal associated with Ni d-band filling. Photocatalytic reaction rates on excited black gold-Ni showed a superlinear power law dependence on the light intensity, with a power law exponent of 5.6, while photocatalytic quantum efficiencies increased with an increase in light intensity and reaction temperature, which indicated the hot-electron-mediated mechanism. The kinetic isotope effect (KIE) in light (1.91) was higher than that in the dark (∼1), which further indicated the electron-driven plasmonic CO2 hydrogenation. Black gold-Ni catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation in the presence of an electron-accepting molecule, methyl-p-benzoquinone, reduced the CO production rate, asserting the hot-electron-mediated mechanism. Operando diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) showed that CO2 hydrogenation took place by a direct dissociation path via linearly bonded Ni-CO intermediates. The outstanding catalytic performance of black gold-Ni may provide a way to develop plasmonic catalysts for CO2 reduction and other catalytic processes using black gold.
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- Rishi Verma
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 400005, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 400005, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 400005, India
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75120, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75120, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 400005, India
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Jiang W, Low BQL, Long R, Low J, Loh H, Tang KY, Chai CHT, Zhu H, Zhu H, Li Z, Loh XJ, Xiong Y, Ye E. Active Site Engineering on Plasmonic Nanostructures for Efficient Photocatalysis. ACS NANO 2023; 17:4193-4229. [PMID: 36802513 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Plasmonic nanostructures have shown immense potential in photocatalysis because of their distinct photochemical properties associated with tunable photoresponses and strong light-matter interactions. The introduction of highly active sites is essential to fully exploit the potential of plasmonic nanostructures in photocatalysis, considering the inferior intrinsic activities of typical plasmonic metals. This review focuses on active site-engineered plasmonic nanostructures with enhanced photocatalytic performance, wherein the active sites are classified into four types (i.e., metallic sites, defect sites, ligand-grafted sites, and interface sites). The synergy between active sites and plasmonic nanostructures in photocatalysis is discussed in detail after briefly introducing the material synthesis and characterization methods. Active sites can promote the coupling of solar energy harvested by plasmonic metal to catalytic reactions in the form of local electromagnetic fields, hot carriers, and photothermal heating. Moreover, efficient energy coupling potentially regulates the reaction pathway by facilitating the excited state formation of reactants, changing the status of active sites, and creating additional active sites using photoexcited plasmonic metals. Afterward, the application of active site-engineered plasmonic nanostructures in emerging photocatalytic reactions is summarized. Finally, a summary and perspective of the existing challenges and future opportunities are presented. This review aims to deliver some insights into plasmonic photocatalysis from the perspective of active sites, expediting the discovery of high-performance plasmonic photocatalysts.
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- Wenbin Jiang
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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Liu Y, Liu C, Zhou H, Qin G, Li S. Steering photocatalytic selectivity of Au/γ-Al2O3 for benzyl alcohol oxidation via direct photoexcitation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Zhang X, Luo D, Liu Y, Wang X, Hu H, Ye J, Wang D. Efficient photothermal alcohol dehydration over a plasmonic W18O49 nanostructure under visible-to-near-infrared irradiation. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Jiang H, Zhu F, Zhou R, Wang L, Xiao Y, Zhong M. Promoted Photothermal Catalytic CO Hydrogenation by Using TiC-Supported Co-Fe 5 C 2 Catalysts. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202891. [PMID: 36408994 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Photothermal catalytic CO hydrogenation offers the potential to synthesize light hydrocarbons by using solar energy. However, the selectivity and activity of the reaction are still far below those achieved in conventional thermal catalytic processes. Herein, we report that the Co-modified Fe5 C2 on TiC catalyst promotes photothermal catalytic CO hydrogenation with a 59 % C2+ selectivity in the produced hydrocarbons and a 30 % single-pass CO conversion at a high gas hourly space-time velocity of 12 000 mL g-1 h-1 . Using in-situ-irradiated XPS, we show that light-induced hot electron injection from TiC to Fe5 C2 modulates the chemical state of Fe, thereby increasing the CO-to-C2+ conversion. This work suggests that it is possible for plasmon-mediated surface chemistry to enhance the activity and selectivity of photothermal catalytic reactions.
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- Haoyang Jiang
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Peiris E, Hanauer S, Le T, Wang J, Salavati-Fard T, Brasseur P, Formo EV, Wang B, Camargo PHC. Controlling Selectivity in Plasmonic Catalysis: Switching Reaction Pathway from Hydrogenation to Homocoupling Under Visible-Light Irradiation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216398. [PMID: 36417579 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Plasmonic catalysis enables the use of light to accelerate molecular transformations. Its application to the control reaction selectivity is highly attractive but remains challenging. Here, we have found that the plasmonic properties in AgPd nanoparticles allowed different reaction pathways for tunable product formation under visible-light irradiation. By employing the hydrogenation of phenylacetylene as a model transformation, we demonstrate that visible-light irradiation can be employed to steer the reaction pathway from hydrogenation to homocoupling. Our data showed that the decrease in the concentration of H species at the surface due to plasmon-enhanced H2 desorption led to the control in selectivity. These results provide important insights into the understanding of reaction selectivity with light, paving the way for the application of plasmonic catalysis to the synthesis of 1,3-diynes, and bringing the vision of light-driven transformations with target selectivity one step closer to reality.
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- Erandi Peiris
- University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019, USA
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- College of Science, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019, USA
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- University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Georgia, Georgia Electron Microscopy, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019, USA
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- University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, Finland
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Hu C, Chen X, Low J, Yang YW, Li H, Wu D, Chen S, Jin J, Li H, Ju H, Wang CH, Lu Z, Long R, Song L, Xiong Y. Near-infrared-featured broadband CO 2 reduction with water to hydrocarbons by surface plasmon. Nat Commun 2023; 14:221. [PMID: 36639386 PMCID: PMC9839746 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35860-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Imitating the natural photosynthesis to synthesize hydrocarbon fuels represents a viable strategy for solar-to-chemical energy conversion, where utilizing low-energy photons, especially near-infrared photons, has been the ultimate yet challenging aim to further improving conversion efficiency. Plasmonic metals have proven their ability in absorbing low-energy photons, however, it remains an obstacle in effectively coupling this energy into reactant molecules. Here we report the broadband plasmon-induced CO2 reduction reaction with water, which achieves a CH4 production rate of 0.55 mmol g-1 h-1 with 100% selectivity to hydrocarbon products under 400 mW cm-2 full-spectrum light illumination and an apparent quantum efficiency of 0.38% at 800 nm illumination. We find that the enhanced local electric field plays an irreplaceable role in efficient multiphoton absorption and selective energy transfer for such an excellent light-driven catalytic performance. This work paves the way to the technique for low-energy photon utilization.
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- Canyu Hu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, 350 Shushanhu Rd., Hefei, 230031, Anhui, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, 300072, Tianjin, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronic Information, and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, 350 Shushanhu Rd., Hefei, 230031, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronic Information, and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, 350 Shushanhu Rd., Hefei, 230031, Anhui, China.
- Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronic Information, and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, Anhui, China.
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Li H, Shen Y, Xiao X, Jiang H, Gu Q, Zhang Y, Lin L, Luo W, Zhou S, Zhao J, Wang A, Zhang T, Yang B. Controlled-Release Mechanism Regulates Rhodium Migration and Size Redistribution Boosting Catalytic Methane Conversion. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Hong Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Dalian116024, China
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- Institute of Catalysis for Energy and Environment, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang110034, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Dalian116024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Dalian116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Dalian116024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian116023, China
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Nabi AG, Aman-ur-Rehman, Hussain A, Chass GA, Di Tommaso D. Optimal Icosahedral Copper-Based Bimetallic Clusters for the Selective Electrocatalytic CO 2 Conversion to One Carbon Products. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 13:87. [PMID: 36615997 PMCID: PMC9823659 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions can lead to high value-added chemical and materials production while helping decrease anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Copper metal clusters can reduce CO2 to more than thirty different hydrocarbons and oxygenates yet they lack the required selectivity. We present a computational characterization of the role of nano-structuring and alloying in Cu-based catalysts on the activity and selectivity of CO2 reduction to generate the following one-carbon products: carbon monoxide (CO), formic acid (HCOOH), formaldehyde (H2C=O), methanol (CH3OH) and methane (CH4). The structures and energetics were determined for the adsorption, activation, and conversion of CO2 on monometallic and bimetallic (decorated and core@shell) 55-atom Cu-based clusters. The dopant metals considered were Ag, Cd, Pd, Pt, and Zn, located at different coordination sites. The relative binding strength of the intermediates were used to identify the optimal catalyst for the selective CO2 conversion to one-carbon products. It was discovered that single atom Cd or Zn doping is optimal for the conversion of CO2 to CO. The core@shell models with Ag, Pd and Pt provided higher selectivity for formic acid and formaldehyde. The Cu-Pt and Cu-Pd showed lowest overpotential for methane formation.
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- Azeem Ghulam Nabi
- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan
- Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Jalalpur Jattan Road, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
- Theoretical Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science& Technology (PINSTECH), Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan
- Center for Mathematical Sciences, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan
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- Theoretical Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science& Technology (PINSTECH), Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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Rodrigues MPS, Dourado AHB, Sampaio de Oliveira-Filho AG, de Lima Batista AP, Feil M, Krischer K, Córdoba de Torresi SI. Gold–Rhodium Nanoflowers for the Plasmon-Enhanced CO 2 Electroreduction Reaction upon Visible Light. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Maria P. S. Rodrigues
- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, 05508-080São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Nonequilibrium Chemical Physics, Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748Garching, Germany
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- Nonequilibrium Chemical Physics, Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748Garching, Germany
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-901Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Grupo Computacional de Catálise e Espectroscopia (GCCE), Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Rod. Washington Luiz, km 235, CP 676, 13565-905São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Nonequilibrium Chemical Physics, Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748Garching, Germany
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- Nonequilibrium Chemical Physics, Department of Physics, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748Garching, Germany
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Lee H, Park Y, Song K, Park JY. Surface Plasmon-Induced Hot Carriers: Generation, Detection, and Applications. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:3727-3737. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hyunhwa Lee
- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 31414, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 31414, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 31414, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 31414, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Yuan Y, Zhou L, Robatjazi H, Bao JL, Zhou J, Bayles A, Yuan L, Lou M, Lou M, Khatiwada S, Carter EA, Nordlander P, Halas NJ. Earth-abundant photocatalyst for H
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Catalysts based on platinum group metals have been a major focus of the chemical industry for decades. We show that plasmonic photocatalysis can transform a thermally unreactive, earth-abundant transition metal into a catalytically active site under illumination. Fe active sites in a Cu-Fe antenna-reactor complex achieve efficiencies very similar to Ru for the photocatalytic decomposition of ammonia under ultrafast pulsed illumination. When illuminated with light-emitting diodes rather than lasers, the photocatalytic efficiencies remain comparable, even when the scale of reaction increases by nearly three orders of magnitude. This result demonstrates the potential for highly efficient, electrically driven production of hydrogen from an ammonia carrier with earth-abundant transition metals.
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- Yigao Yuan
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Syzygy Plasmonics Inc., Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-5263; Present address: Department of Chemistry, Boston College; Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405 and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University; Princeton, NJ 08544-5263, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University; Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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Volders J, Elen K, Raes A, Ninakanti R, Kelchtermans AS, Sastre F, Hardy A, Cool P, Verbruggen SW, Buskens P, Van Bael MK. Sunlight-Powered Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction Catalysed by Plasmonic Au/TiO 2 Nanocatalysts: Effects of Au Particle Size on the Activity and Selectivity. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4153. [PMID: 36500776 PMCID: PMC9738324 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study reports the low temperature and low pressure conversion (up to 160 °C, p = 3.5 bar) of CO2 and H2 to CO using plasmonic Au/TiO2 nanocatalysts and mildly concentrated artificial sunlight as the sole energy source (up to 13.9 kW·m-2 = 13.9 suns). To distinguish between photothermal and non-thermal contributors, we investigated the impact of the Au nanoparticle size and light intensity on the activity and selectivity of the catalyst. A comparative study between P25 TiO2-supported Au nanocatalysts of a size of 6 nm and 16 nm displayed a 15 times higher activity for the smaller particles, which can only partially be attributed to the higher Au surface area. Other factors that may play a role are e.g., the electronic contact between Au and TiO2 and the ratio between plasmonic absorption and scattering. Both catalysts displayed ≥84% selectivity for CO (side product is CH4). Furthermore, we demonstrated that the catalytic activity of Au/TiO2 increases exponentially with increasing light intensity, which indicated the presence of a photothermal contributor. In dark, however, both Au/TiO2 catalysts solely produced CH4 at the same catalyst bed temperature (160 °C). We propose that the difference in selectivity is caused by the promotion of CO desorption through charge transfer of plasmon generated charges (as a non-thermal contributor).
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- Jordi Volders
- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), High Tech Campus 25, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Adsorption and Catalysis, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), High Tech Campus 25, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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Tamtaji M, Guo X, Tyagi A, Galligan PR, Liu Z, Roxas A, Liu H, Cai Y, Wong H, Zeng L, Xie J, Du Y, Hu Z, Lu D, Goddard WA, Zhu Y, Luo Z. Machine Learning-Aided Design of Gold Core-Shell Nanocatalysts toward Enhanced and Selective Photooxygenation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:46471-46480. [PMID: 36197146 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c11101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We demonstrate the use of the machine learning (ML) tools to rapidly and accurately predict the electric field as a guide for designing core-shell Au-silica nanoparticles to enhance 1O2 sensitization and selectivity of organic synthesis. Based on the feature importance analysis, obtained from a deep neural network algorithm, we found a general and linear dependent descriptor (θ ∝ aD0.25t-1, where a, D, and t are the shape constant, size of metal nanoparticles, and distance from the metal surface) for the electric field around the core-shell plasmonic nanoparticle. Directed by the new descriptor, we synthesized gold-silica nanoparticles and validated their plasmonic intensity using scanning transmission electron microscopy-electron energy loss spectroscopy (STEM-EELS) mapping. The nanoparticles with θ = 0.40 demonstrate an ∼3-fold increase in the reaction rate of photooxygenation of anthracene and 4% increase in the selectivity of photooxygenation of dihydroartemisinic acid (DHAA), a long-standing goal in organic synthesis. In addition, the combination of ML and experimental investigations shows the synergetic effect of plasmonic enhancement and fluorescence quenching, leading to enhancement for 1O2 generation. Our results from time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations suggest that the presence of an electric field can favor intersystem crossing (ISC) of methylene blue to enhance 1O2 generation. The strategy reported here provides a data-driven catalyst preparation method that can significantly reduce experimental cost while paving the way for designing photocatalysts for organic drug synthesis.
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- Mohsen Tamtaji
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Medical Adhesive Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong510405, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Medical Adhesive Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong510405, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Baiyun Medical Adhesive Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong510405, P. R. China
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- Silver Age Engineering Plastics (Dongguan) Co. Ltd., Dongguan, Guangdong523187, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong511458, P. R. China
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- Materials and Process Simulation Center (MSC), MC 139-74, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California91125, United States
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong999077, P. R. China
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Spin polarization strategy to deploy proton resource over atomic-level metal sites for highly selective CO2 electrolysis. Front Chem Sci Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-022-2197-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wan R, Liu S, Wang Y, Yang Y, Tian Y, Jain PK, Kang X. Hot Carrier Lifetimes and Electrochemical Water Dissociation Enhanced by Nickel Doping of a Plasmonic Electrocatalyst. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:7819-7825. [PMID: 36178334 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hot carriers generated by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) excitation of plasmonic metal nanoparticles are known to enhance electrocatalytic reactions. However, the participation of plasmonically generated carriers in interfacial electrochemical reactions is often limited by fast relaxation of these carriers. Herein, we address this challenge by tuning the electronic structure of a plasmonic electrocatalyst. Specifically, we design an electrocatalyst for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) that consists of nanoparticles of a ternary Cu-Pt-Ni ternary alloy. The CuPt alloy has both plasmonic attributes and electrocatalytic HER activity. Ni doping contributes an electron-deficient 3d band and fully filled 4s band, which promotes water adsorption and prolongs the lifetimes of excited carriers generated by plasmonic excitation. As an outcome, the Cu-Pt-Ni nanoparticles exhibit boosted activity for electrochemical water dissociation and HER under LSPR excitation.
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- Rendian Wan
- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials Research Laboratory, and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Lou M, Bayles A, Everitt HO, Halas NJ. Selective Photodetoxification of a Sulfur Mustard Simulant Using Plasmonic Aluminum Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:7699-7705. [PMID: 36073653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plasmonic nanostructures have attracted increasing interest in the fields of photochemistry and photocatalysis for their ability to enhance reactivity and tune reaction selectivity, a benefit of their strong interactions with light and their multiple energy decay mechanisms. Here we introduce the use of earth-abundant plasmonic aluminum nanoparticles as a promising renewable detoxifier of the sulfur mustard simulant 2-chloroethylethylsulfide through gas phase photodecomposition. Analysis of the decomposition products indicates that C-S bond breaking is facilitated under illumination, while C-Cl breaking and HCl elimination are favored under thermocatalytic (dark) conditions. This difference in reaction pathways illuminates the potential of plasmonic nanoparticles to tailor reaction selectivity toward less hazardous products in the detoxification of chemical warfare agents. Moreover, the photocatalytic activity of the Al nanoparticles can be regenerated almost completely after the reaction concludes through a simple surface treatment.
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- Minghe Lou
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory of Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory of Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory of Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Laboratory of Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Dingenen F, Borah R, Ninakanti R, Verbruggen SW. Probing oxygen activation on plasmonic photocatalysts. Front Chem 2022; 10:988542. [PMID: 36171996 PMCID: PMC9510664 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.988542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In this work we present an assay to probe the oxygen activation rate on plasmonic nanoparticles under visible light. Using a superoxide-specific XTT molecular probe, the oxygen activation rate on bimetallic gold-silver “rainbow” nanoparticles with a broadband visible light (> 420 nm) response, is determined at different light intensities by measuring its conversion into the colored XTT-formazan derivate. A kinetic model is applied to enable a quantitative estimation of the rate constant, and is shown to match almost perfectly with the experimental data. Next, the broadband visible light driven oxygen activation capacity of this plasmonic rainbow system, supported on nano-sized SiO2, is demonstrated towards the oxidation of aniline to azobenzene in DMSO. To conclude, a brief theoretical discussion is devoted to the possible mechanisms behind such plasmon-driven reactions.
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- Fons Dingenen
- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), Antwerp, Belgium
- Nanolab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), Antwerp, Belgium
- Nanolab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), Antwerp, Belgium
- Nanolab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Physics, Electron Microscopy for Material Science, University of Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), Antwerp, Belgium
- Nanolab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Sammy W. Verbruggen,
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Mow R, Metzroth LJT, Dzara MJ, Russell-Parks GA, Johnson JC, Vardon DR, Pylypenko S, Vyas S, Gennett T, Braunecker WA. Phototriggered Desorption of Hydrogen, Ethylene, and Carbon Monoxide from a Cu(I)-Modified Covalent Organic Framework. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:14801-14812. [PMID: 36110496 PMCID: PMC9465684 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Materials that are capable of adsorbing and desorbing gases near ambient conditions are highly sought after for many applications in gas storage and separations. While the physisorption of typical gases to high surface area covalent organic frameworks (COFs) occurs through relatively weak intermolecular forces, the tunability of framework materials makes them promising candidates for tailoring gas sorption enthalpies. The incorporation of open Cu(I) sites into framework materials is a proven strategy to increase gas uptake closer to ambient conditions for gases that are capable of π-back-bonding with Cu. Here, we report the synthesis of a Cu(I)-loaded COF with subnanometer pores and a three-dimensional network morphology, namely Cu(I)-COF-301. This study focused on the sorption mechanisms of hydrogen, ethylene, and carbon monoxide with this material under ultrahigh vacuum using temperature-programmed desorption and Kissinger analyses of variable ramp rate measurements. All three gases desorb near or above room temperature under these conditions, with activation energies of desorption (E des) calculated as approximately 29, 57, and 68 kJ/mol, for hydrogen, ethylene, and carbon monoxide, respectively. Despite these strong Cu(I)-gas interactions, this work demonstrated the ability to desorb each gas on-demand below its normal desorption temperature upon irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light. While thermal imaging experiments indicate that bulk photothermal heating of the COF accounts for some of the photodriven desorption, density functional theory calculations reveal that binding enthalpies are systematically lowered in the COF-hydrogen matrix excited state initiated by UV irradiation, further contributing to gas desorption. This work represents a step toward the development of more practical ambient temperature storage and efficient regeneration of sorbents for applications with hydrogen and π-accepting gases through the use of external photostimuli.
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- Rachel
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- Materials
Science Program, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials
Science Program, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials
Science Program, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials
Science Program, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials
Science Program, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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Yuan J, Zhang H. Determining the Reaction Mechanisms of Photo‐Thermo Synergetic Processes by Kinetic Investigations. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201432. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jin Yuan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformation Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformation Tianjin 300350 China
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Zhao J, Wang J, Brock AJ, Zhu H. Plasmonic heterogeneous catalysis for organic transformations. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C: PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2022.100539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Li L, Dai X, Chen D, Zeng Y, Hu Y, Lou XW(D. Steering Catalytic Activity and Selectivity of CO
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- Lei Li
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials Department of Chemistry Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua 321004 P. R. China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies Zhejiang Normal University Hangzhou 311231 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials Department of Chemistry Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua 321004 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials Department of Chemistry Zhejiang Normal University Jinhua 321004 P. R. China
- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies Zhejiang Normal University Hangzhou 311231 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Nanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
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Negrín-Montecelo Y, Kong XT, Besteiro LV, Carbó-Argibay E, Wang ZM, Pérez-Lorenzo M, Govorov AO, Comesaña-Hermo M, Correa-Duarte MA. Synergistic Combination of Charge Carriers and Energy-Transfer Processes in Plasmonic Photocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:35734-35744. [PMID: 35913208 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c08685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Important efforts are currently under way in order to develop further the nascent field of plasmonic photocatalysis, striving for improved efficiencies and selectivities. A significant fraction of such efforts has been focused on distinguishing, understanding, and enhancing specific energy-transfer mechanisms from plasmonic nanostructures to their environment. Herein, we report a synthetic strategy that combines two of the main physical mechanisms driving plasmonic photocatalysis into an engineered system by rationally combining the photochemical features of energetic charge carriers and the electromagnetic field enhancement inherent to the plasmonic excitation. We do so by creating hybrid photocatalysts that integrate multiple plasmonic resonators in a single entity, controlling their joint contribution through spectral separation and differential surface functionalization. This strategy allows us to create complex hybrids with improved photosensitization capabilities, thanks to the synergistic combination of two photosensitization mechanisms. Our results show that the hot electron injection can be combined with an energy-transfer process mediated by the near-field interaction, leading to a significant increase in the final photocatalytic response of the material and moving the field of plasmonic photocatalysis closer to energy-efficient applications. Furthermore, our multimodal hybrids offer a test system to probe the properties of the two targeted mechanisms in energy-related applications such as the photocatalytic generation of hydrogen and open the door to wavelength-selective photocatalysis and novel tandem reactions.
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- Yoel Negrín-Montecelo
- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISGS), CIBERSAM, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054 Chengdu, China
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISGS), CIBERSAM, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054 Chengdu, China
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISGS), CIBERSAM, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, United States
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISGS), CIBERSAM, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Shangguan W, Liu Q, Wang Y, Sun N, Liu Y, Zhao R, Li Y, Wang C, Zhao J. Molecular-level insight into photocatalytic CO 2 reduction with H 2O over Au nanoparticles by interband transitions. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3894. [PMID: 35794088 PMCID: PMC9259601 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31474-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Achieving CO2 reduction with H2O on metal photocatalysts and understanding the corresponding mechanisms at the molecular level are challenging. Herein, we report that quantum-sized Au nanoparticles can photocatalytically reduce CO2 to CO with the help of H2O by electron-hole pairs mainly originating from interband transitions. Notably, the Au photocatalyst shows a CO production rate of 4.73 mmol g-1 h-1 (~100% selectivity), ~2.5 times the rate during CO2 reduction with H2 under the same experimental conditions, under low-intensity irradiation at 420 nm. Theoretical and experimental studies reveal that the increased activity is induced by surface Au-O species formed from H2O decomposition, which synchronously optimizes the rate-determining steps in the CO2 reduction and H2O oxidation reactions, lowers the energy barriers for the *CO desorption and *OOH formation, and facilitates CO and O2 production. Our findings provide an in-depth mechanistic understanding for designing active metal photocatalysts for efficient CO2 reduction with H2O.
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- Wenchao Shangguan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Shi X, Huang Y, Bo Y, Duan D, Wang Z, Cao J, Zhu G, Ho W, Wang L, Huang T, Xiong Y. Highly Selective Photocatalytic CO 2 Methanation with Water Vapor on Single-Atom Platinum-Decorated Defective Carbon Nitride. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203063. [PMID: 35475563 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Solar-driven CO2 methanation with water is an important route to simultaneously address carbon neutrality and produce fuels. It is challenging to achieve high selectivity in CO2 methanation due to competing reactions. Nonetheless, aspects of the catalyst design can be controlled with meaningful effects on the catalytic outcomes. We report highly selective CO2 methanation with water vapor using a photocatalyst that integrates polymeric carbon nitride (CN) with single Pt atoms. As revealed by experimental characterization and theoretical simulations, the widely explored Pt-CN catalyst is adapted for selective CO2 methanation with our rationally designed synthetic method. The synthesis creates defects in CN along with formation of hydroxyl groups proximal to the coordinated Pt atoms. The photocatalyst exhibits high activity and carbon selectivity (99 %) for CH4 production in photocatalytic CO2 reduction with pure water. This work provides atomic scale insight into the design of photocatalysts for selective CO2 methanation.
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- Xianjin Shi
- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China.,Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710061, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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Nabi AG, -ur-Rehman A, Hussain A, Tommaso DD. Ab initio random structure searching and catalytic properties of copper-based nanocluster with Earth-abundant metals for the electrocatalytic CO2-to-CO conversion. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rodrigues MP, Dourado AH, Krischer K, Torresi SIC. Gold–rhodium nanoflowers for the plasmon enhanced ethanol electrooxidation under visible light for tuning the activity and selectivity. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhang Z, Zheng Y, Qian L, Luo D, Dou H, Wen G, Yu A, Chen Z. Emerging Trends in Sustainable CO 2 -Management Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201547. [PMID: 35307897 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With the rising level of atmospheric CO2 worsening climate change, a promising global movement toward carbon neutrality is forming. Sustainable CO2 management based on carbon capture and utilization (CCU) has garnered considerable interest due to its critical role in resolving emission-control and energy-supply challenges. Here, a comprehensive review is presented that summarizes the state-of-the-art progress in developing promising materials for sustainable CO2 management in terms of not only capture, catalytic conversion (thermochemistry, electrochemistry, photochemistry, and possible combinations), and direct utilization, but also emerging integrated capture and in situ conversion as well as artificial-intelligence-driven smart material study. In particular, insights that span multiple scopes of material research are offered, ranging from mechanistic comprehension of reactions, rational design and precise manipulation of key materials (e.g., carbon nanomaterials, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, zeolites, ionic liquids), to industrial implementation. This review concludes with a summary and new perspectives, especially from multiple aspects of society, which summarizes major difficulties and future potential for implementing advanced materials and technologies in sustainable CO2 management. This work may serve as a guideline and road map for developing CCU material systems, benefiting both scientists and engineers working in this growing and potentially game-changing area.
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- Zhen Zhang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Jiang Y, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Dong Z, Xu J. 2D/2D CsPbBr 3/BiOCl Heterojunction with an S-Scheme Charge Transfer for Boosting the Photocatalytic Conversion of CO 2. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:10557-10566. [PMID: 35758013 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The rational design of a two-dimensional (2D)/2D "face-to-face" heterojunction photocatalyst is crucial for the mediation of interfacial charge transfer/separation. Herein, a unique 2D/2D step-scheme (S-scheme) photocatalyst of CsPbBr3/BiOCl is constructed by the self-assembly of CsPbBr3 and BiOCl nanosheets (NSs). Profiting from the effective interface contact and appropriate band structures between CsPbBr3 and BiOCl NSs, a valid S-scheme heterojunction of CsPbBr3/BiOCl is established. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and a series of characterization techniques including X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), photoassisted Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM), and electron spin resonance (ESR) systematically corroborate the S-scheme charge-transfer mechanism between CsPbBr3 and BiOCl. The formation of an S-scheme heterojunction endows the photocatalyst with boosted charge separation and retainment of the highest redox ability. As a result, the obtained 2D/2D CsPbBr3/BiOCl S-scheme photocatalyst shows much superior CO2-reduction performance to single CsPbBr3 and BiOCl. This investigation provides new insights into the construction of novel S-scheme heterojunctions based on 2D/2D photocatalytic systems.
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- Ying Jiang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 100 Haiquan Road, Shanghai 201418, P. R. China
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Shinohara K, Tsurugi H, Mashima K. N-Methylation of Aniline Derivatives with CO 2 and Phenylsilane Catalyzed by Lanthanum Hydridotriarylborate Complexes bearing a Nitrogen Tridentate Ligand. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Koichi Shinohara
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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Lee S, Yu S. Hot carrier extraction from plasmonic-photonic superimposed heterostructures. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:234703. [PMID: 35732529 DOI: 10.1063/5.0092654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Plasmonic nanostructures have been exploited in photochemical and photocatalytic processes owing to their surface plasmon resonance characteristics. This unique property generates photoinduced potentials and currents capable of driving chemical reactions. However, these processes are hampered by low photon conversion and utilization efficiencies, which are issues that need to be addressed. In this study, we integrate plasmonic photochemistry and simple tunable heterostructure characteristics of a dielectric photonic crystal for the effective control of electromagnetic energy below the diffraction limit of light. The nanostructure comprises high-density Ag nanoparticles on nanocavity arrays of SrTiO3 and TiO2, where two oxides constitute a chemical heterojunction. Such a nanostructure is designed to form intense electric fields and a vectorial electron flow channel of Ag → SrTiO3 → TiO2. When the plasmonic absorption of Ag nanoparticles matched the photonic stopband, we observed an apparent quantum yield of 3.1 × 10-4 e- per absorbed photon. The contributions of light confinement and charge separation to the enhanced photocurrent were evaluated.
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- Sanghyuk Lee
- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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