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Kim J, Lee J, Choi H, Ha J, Cheon M, Seo Y, Kim Y, Yoo D. Strategic design of gold nanocatalysts for effective photocatalytic organic transformation. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:15950-15955. [PMID: 37698042 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02755d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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We demonstrate the design strategy of free-standing Au nanocatalysts by correlating their physicochemical characteristics with photocatalytic performance. By tailoring the particle size and surface characteristics, we found that small Au nanocatalysts called Au nanoclusters with discrete energy levels are more effective than large metallic Au nanoparticles, while the microenvironments (e.g., charge status and hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity) around the surface of Au-nanoclusters are crucial in determining the performance. With the optimized Au nanocatalyst, under visible light, decarboxylative radical addition reactions for C-C bond formation (i.e., Giese reaction) were first achieved with high yields and further utilized for the preparation of one of the bioactive γ-aminobutyric acid derivatives, pregabalin (Lyrica®), demonstrating its potential in pharmaceutical applications.
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- Jongchan Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Farhan A, Arshad J, Rashid EU, Ahmad H, Nawaz S, Munawar J, Zdarta J, Jesionowski T, Bilal M. Metal ferrites-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids for photocatalytic water treatment and electrocatalytic water splitting. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 310:136835. [PMID: 36243091 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photocatalytic degradation is one of the most promising technologies available for removing a variety of synthetic and organic pollutants from the environmental matrices because of its high catalytic activity, reduced energy consumption, and low total cost. Due to its acceptable bandgap, broad light-harvesting efficiency, significant renewability, and stability, Fe2O3 has emerged as a fascinating material for the degradation of organic contaminants as well as numerous dyes. This study thoroughly reviewed the efficiency of Fe2O3-based nanocomposite and nanomaterials for water remediation. Iron oxide structure and various synthetic methods are briefly discussed. Additionally, the electrocatalytic application of Fe2O3-based nanocomposites, including oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, and overall water splitting efficiency, was also highlighted to illustrate the great promise of these composites. Finally, the ongoing issues and future prospects are directed to fully reveal the standards of Fe2O3-based catalysts. This review is intended to disseminate knowledge for further research on the possible applications of Fe2O3 as a photocatalyst and electrocatalyst.
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- Ahmad Farhan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, China
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, PL-60695, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, PL-60695, Poznan, Poland.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, PL-60695, Poznan, Poland.
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Gan X, Lei D. Plasmonic-metal/2D-semiconductor hybrids for photodetection and photocatalysis in energy-related and environmental processes. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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da Silva AGM, Rodrigues TS, Wang J, Camargo PHC. Plasmonic catalysis with designer nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2055-2074. [PMID: 35044391 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03779j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Catalysis is central to a more sustainable future and a circular economy. If the energy required to drive catalytic processes could be harvested directly from sunlight, the possibility of replacing contemporary processes based on terrestrial fuels by the conversion of light into chemical energy could become a step closer to reality. Plasmonic catalysis is currently at the forefront of photocatalysis, enabling one to overcome the limitations of "classical" wide bandgap semiconductors for solar-driven chemistry. Plasmonic catalysis enables the acceleration and control of a variety of molecular transformations due to the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) excitation. Studies in this area have often focused on the fundamental understanding of plasmonic catalysis and the demonstration of plasmonic catalytic activities towards different reactions. In this feature article, we discuss recent contributions from our group in this field by employing plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) with controllable features as model systems to gain insights into structure-performance relationships in plasmonic catalysis. We start by discussing the effect of size, shape, and composition in plasmonic NPs over their activities towards LSPR-mediated molecular transformations. Then, we focus on the effect of metal support interactions over activities, reaction selectivity, and reaction pathways. Next, we shift to the control over the structure in hollow NPs and nanorattles. Inspired by the findings from these model systems, we demonstrate a design-driven strategy for the development of plasmonic catalysts based on plasmonic-catalytic multicomponent NPs for two types of molecular transformations: the selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene and the oxygen evolution reaction. Finally, future directions, challenges, and perspectives in the field of plasmonic catalysis with designer NPs are discussed. We believe that the examples and concepts presented herein may inspire work and progress in plasmonic catalysis encompassing the design of plasmonic multicomponent materials, new strategies to control reaction selectivity, and the unraveling of stability and reaction mechanisms.
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- Anderson G M da Silva
- Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Materiais-DEQM, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225 - Gávea 22453-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Nanotechnology Engineering Program, Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Horácio Macedo, 2030, 21.941-972, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- College of Science, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, Finland.
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Akita A, Fujishima M, Tada H. Optical Hot Spot Generation by the Plasmonic Coupling of Au Nanoparticles in the Nanospaces of Mesoporous Titanium(IV) Oxide. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:1838-1842. [PMID: 33513306 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An in situ reduction technique consisting of chemisorption of 1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (TMCTS) and subsequent reaction with HAuCl4 has been developed for depositing Au nanoparticles (NPs) uniformly in the depth direction of a mesoporous TiO2 nanocrystalline film (Au/TMCTS/mp-TiO2). The TMCTS monolayer is further converted into silicon oxide by heating in the air (Au/SiOx/mp-TiO2). In the absorption spectra of Au/SiOx/mp-TiO2 prepared at varying HAuCl4 concentrations (C), the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) band of Au NPs significantly broadens C ≈ 1.22 mM at 546 nm to be split into two peaks around 500 and 700 nm at C ≥ 2.43 mM, whereas such a phenomenon is not observed for the usual Au NP-loaded TiO2 particles. Three-dimensional-finite difference time domain simulations showed that the unique optical property of Au/SiOx/mp-TiO2 stems from the effective LSPR coupling of very close Au NPs and partial fusions in the nanospaces of mp-TiO2. Further, the optical hot spots in Au/TMCTS/mp-TiO2 as well as Au/SiOx/mp-TiO2 generate an intense local electric field giving increase to a great enhancement of the absorption in the infrared spectrum of the TMCTS monolayer on mp-TiO2.
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- Atsunobu Akita
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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Nagamitsu M, Awa K, Tada H. Hydrogen peroxide synthesis from water and oxygen using a three-component nanohybrid photocatalyst consisting of Au particle-loaded rutile TiO 2 and RuO 2 with a heteroepitaxial junction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:8190-8193. [PMID: 32671367 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03327h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Thin heteroepitaxial (HEPI) layers of RuO2 were selectively formed on the TiO2 surface of Au nanoparticle-loaded rutile TiO2 particles (RuO2#TiO2-Au) with an orientation of RuO2(110)//TiO2(110) by a hydrothermal method, and the three-component nanohybrid exhibits a high photocatalytic activity far exceeding that of Au/TiO2 for hydrogen peroxide generation from water and oxygen due to the HEPI junction-induced unique morphology of RuO2.
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- Mio Nagamitsu
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kindai University, 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan.
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Naya SI, Shite Y, Tada H. Photothermal effect of antimony-doped tin oxide nanocrystals on the photocatalysis. CATAL COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2020.106044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Albuquerque BL, Chacón G, Nazarkovsky M, Dupont J. Rhodium nanoparticles impregnated on TiO 2: strong morphological effects on hydrogen production. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj02419h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Rhodium nanoparticles with different morphology were synthesized to assess the influence of the exposed facet towards hydrogen production in aqueous methanolic solution.
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- Brunno L. Albuquerque
- LAMOCA – Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis
- Institute of Chemistry – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- 9500 Porto Alegre
- Brazil
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- LAMOCA – Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis
- Institute of Chemistry – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- 9500 Porto Alegre
- Brazil
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- LAMOCA – Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis
- Institute of Chemistry – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- 9500 Porto Alegre
- Brazil
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Tada H. Overall water splitting and hydrogen peroxide synthesis by gold nanoparticle-based plasmonic photocatalysts. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:4238-4245. [PMID: 36134411 PMCID: PMC9417117 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00431a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Plasmonic photocatalysts driven by the localized surface plasmon resonance excitation of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) can be efficient solar-to-chemical converters due to their wide spectral response. This review article highlights recent studies on plasmonic water splitting and H2O2 synthesis from water and oxygen (O2) with a particular emphasis placed on the electrocatalysis of Au NPs. The Introduction (Section 1) points to the importance of the establishment of solar hydrogen and oxygen cycles involving hydrogen (H2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as the key compound, respectively, for realizing a "sustainable society". Section 2 deals with the basic action mechanisms of Au NP-based plasmonic photocatalysts. Section 3 treats the electrocatalytic activity of Au NPs for the half-reactions involved in the reactions. Section 4 describes recent advances in the plasmonic overall water splitting (4.1) and H2O2 synthesis (4.2). Finally, a summary is presented with the possible development direction in Section 5.
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- Hiroaki Tada
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Kindai University 3-4-1, Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka Osaka 577-8502 Japan
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Lemonier S, Marty J, Fitremann J. Polysiloxanes Modified by Thiol‐Ene Reaction and Their Interaction with Gold Nanoparticles. Helv Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hlca.201900180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Stéphane Lemonier
- IMRCPUniversité de ToulouseCNRSBat 2R1 118 Route de Narbonne FR-31062 Toulouse Cedex 9 France
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- IMRCPUniversité de ToulouseCNRSBat 2R1 118 Route de Narbonne FR-31062 Toulouse Cedex 9 France
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- IMRCPUniversité de ToulouseCNRSBat 2R1 118 Route de Narbonne FR-31062 Toulouse Cedex 9 France
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Nanoscale composites consisting of silver and silver halide (Ag–AgX, X = Cl, Br, I) have attracted much attention as a novel type of visible-light photocatalyst (the so-called plasmonic photocatalysts), for solar-to-chemical transformations. Support-free Au–Ag alloy nanoparticle-incorporated AgBr crystals (Au–Ag@AgBr) were synthesized by a photochemical method. At the initial step, Au ion-doped AgBr particles were prepared by adding an aqueous solution of AgNO3 to a mixed aqueous solution of KBr and HAuBr4. At the next step, UV-light illumination (λ = 365 nm) of a methanol suspension of the resulting solids yielded Au–Ag alloy nanoparticles with a mean size of approximately 5 nm in the micrometer-sized AgBr crystals. The mole percent of Au to all the Ag in Au–Ag@AgBr was controlled below < 0.16 mol% by the HAuBr4 concentration in the first step. Finite-difference time-domain calculations indicated that the local electric field enhancement factor for the alloy nanoparticle drastically decreases with an increase in the Au content. Also, the peak of the localized surface plasmon resonance shifts towards longer wavelengths with increasing Au content. Au–Ag@AgBr is a highly promising plasmonic photocatalyst for sunlight-driven chemical transformations due to the compatibility of the high local electric field enhancement and sunlight harvesting efficiency.
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