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Zhou L, Huang Q, Xia Y. Plasmon-Induced Hot Electrons in Nanostructured Materials: Generation, Collection, and Application to Photochemistry. Chem Rev 2024. [PMID: 38829921 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Plasmon refers to the coherent oscillation of all conduction-band electrons in a nanostructure made of a metal or a heavily doped semiconductor. Upon excitation, the plasmon can decay through different channels, including nonradiative Landau damping for the generation of plasmon-induced energetic carriers, the so-called hot electrons and holes. The energetic carriers can be collected by transferring to a functional material situated next to the plasmonic component in a hybrid configuration to facilitate a range of photochemical processes for energy or chemical conversion. This article centers on the recent advancement in generating and utilizing plasmon-induced hot electrons in a rich variety of hybrid nanostructures. After a brief introduction to the fundamentals of hot-electron generation and decay in plasmonic nanocrystals, we extensively discuss how to collect the hot electrons with various types of functional materials. With a focus on plasmonic nanocrystals made of metals, we also briefly examine those based upon heavily doped semiconductors. Finally, we illustrate how site-selected growth can be leveraged for the rational fabrication of different types of hybrid nanostructures, with an emphasis on the parameters that can be experimentally controlled to tailor the properties for various applications.
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- Li Zhou
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Carrier transport and photoconductivity properties of BN 50/NiO 50 nanocomposite films. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13865. [PMID: 36873537 PMCID: PMC9982041 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13865] [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: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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BN50/NiO50 and Au-loaded BN50/NiO50 nanocomposite films were separately fabricated on the glass substrates for carrier transport and photoconductivity properties. X-ray diffraction pattern of the films show the hexagonal structure of BN and presence of defect states by Nelson Riley factor analysis. Morphological images show spherical shaped particles with highly porous structure. The incorporation of NiO may hindered growth of BN layers and resulted in spherical particles. Temperature-dependent conductivity describes semiconductor transport behaviour for deposited nanocomposite films. Thermal activation conduction with low activation energy (∼0.308 eV) may be responsible for the resulting conductivity. Further, the light intensity dependent photoelectrical properties of BN50/NiO50 and Au-loaded BN50/NiO50 nanocomposites have been explored. The effect of Au nanoparticles loading on enhanced photo-conductivities (∼22% increase) than bare nanocomposite film has been elaborated by proposed mechanism. This study provided the insightful information for carrier transport and photoconductivity of BN-based nanocomposites.
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ConspectusMetal nanoparticles have been utilized for a vast amount of plasmon enhanced spectroscopies and energy conversion devices. Their unique optical properties allow them to be used across the UV-vis-NIR spectrum tuned by their size, shape, and material. In addition to utility in enhanced spectroscopy and energy/charge transfer, the plasmon resonance of metal nanoparticles is sensitive to its surrounding environment in several ways. The local refractive index determines the resonance wavelength, but plasmon damping, as indicated by the homogeneous line width, also depends on the surface properties of the metal nanoparticles. Plasmon oscillations can decay through interband, intraband, radiation, and surface damping. While the first three damping mechanisms can be modeled based on bulk dielectric data using electromagnetic simulations, surface damping does not depend on the material properties of the nanoparticle alone but rather on the interface composition between the nanoparticle and its surrounding environment. In this Account, we will discuss three different metal nanoparticle interfaces, identifying the surface damping contribution from chemical interface damping and how it manifests itself in different interface types. On the way to uncovering the various damping contributions, we use three different single-particle spectroscopic techniques that are essential to measuring homogeneous plasmon line widths: darkfield scattering, photothermal heterodyne imaging, and photoluminescence microscopies. Obtaining the homogeneous plasmon spectrum through single-particle spectroscopy is paramount to measuring changes in plasmon damping, where even minor size and shape heterogeneities can completely obfuscate the broadening caused by surface damping. Using darkfield scattering spectroscopy, we first describe a model for chemical interface damping by expanding upon the surface damping contribution to the plasmon resonance line width to include additional influences due to adsorbed molecules. Based on the understanding of chemical interface damping as a surface damping mechanism, we then carefully compare how two molecular isomers lead to greatly different damping rates upon adsorption to gold nanorods due to differences in the formation of image dipoles within the metal nanoparticles. This plasmon damping dependence on the chemical identity of the interface is strongly correlated with the chemical's electronegativity. A similar damping trend is observed for metal oxide semiconductors, where the metal oxide with greater electron affinity leads to larger interface damping. However, in this case, the mechanism is different for the metal oxide interfaces, as damping occurs through charge transfer into interfacial states. Finally, the damping effect of catalytic metal nanoislands on gold nanorods is compared for the three spectroscopic methods mentioned. Through correlated single-particle scattering, absorption, and photoluminescence spectroscopy, the mechanism for metal-metal interface damping is determined most likely to arise from an enhanced absorption, although charge transfer cannot be ruled out. From this body of research, we conclude that chemical interface damping is a major component of the total damping rate of the plasmon resonance and critically depends on the chemical interface of the metallic nanoparticles. Plasmon damping occurs through distinct mechanisms that are important to differentiate when considering the purpose of the plasmonic nanoparticle: enhanced spectroscopy, energy conversion, or catalysis. It must also be noted that many of the mechanisms are currently indifferentiable, and thus, new single-particle spectroscopic methods are needed to further characterize the mechanisms underlying chemical interface damping.
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Kakkanattu A, Eerqing N, Ghamari S, Vollmer F. Review of optical sensing and manipulation of chiral molecules and nanostructures with the focus on plasmonic enhancements [Invited]. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:12543-12579. [PMID: 33985011 DOI: 10.1364/oe.421839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Chiral molecules are ubiquitous in nature; many important synthetic chemicals and drugs are chiral. Detecting chiral molecules and separating the enantiomers is difficult because their physiochemical properties can be very similar. Here we review the optical approaches that are emerging for detecting and manipulating chiral molecules and chiral nanostructures. Our review focuses on the methods that have used plasmonics to enhance the chiroptical response. We also review the fabrication and assembly of (dynamic) chiral plasmonic nanosystems in this context.
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Assis M, Simoes LGP, Tremiliosi GC, Coelho D, Minozzi DT, Santos RI, Vilela DCB, do Santos JR, Ribeiro LK, Rosa ILV, Mascaro LH, Andrés J, Longo E. SiO 2-Ag Composite as a Highly Virucidal Material: A Roadmap that Rapidly Eliminates SARS-CoV-2. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:638. [PMID: 33806671 PMCID: PMC8001031 DOI: 10.3390/nano11030638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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COVID-19, as the cause of a global pandemic, has resulted in lockdowns all over the world since early 2020. Both theoretical and experimental efforts are being made to find an effective treatment to suppress the virus, constituting the forefront of current global safety concerns and a significant burden on global economies. The development of innovative materials able to prevent the transmission, spread, and entry of COVID-19 pathogens into the human body is currently in the spotlight. The synthesis of these materials is, therefore, gaining momentum, as methods providing nontoxic and environmentally friendly procedures are in high demand. Here, a highly virucidal material constructed from SiO2-Ag composite immobilized in a polymeric matrix (ethyl vinyl acetate) is presented. The experimental results indicated that the as-fabricated samples exhibited high antibacterial activity towards Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) as well as towards SARS-CoV-2. Based on the present results and radical scavenger experiments, we propose a possible mechanism to explain the enhancement of the biocidal activity. In the presence of O2 and H2O, the plasmon-assisted surface mechanism is the major reaction channel generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). We believe that the present strategy based on the plasmonic effect would be a significant contribution to the design and preparation of efficient biocidal materials. This fundamental research is a precedent for the design and application of adequate technology to the next-generation of antiviral surfaces to combat SARS-CoV-2.
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- Marcelo Assis
- CDMF, LIEC, Federal University of São Carlos—(UFSCar), 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (M.A.); (D.C.); (J.R.d.S.); (L.K.R.); (I.L.V.R.); (L.H.M.); (E.L.)
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University Jaume I (UJI), 12071 Castellon, Spain
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- Nanox Tecnologia S/A, 13562-400 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (L.G.P.S.); (G.C.T.); (D.T.M.); (R.I.S.); (D.C.B.V.)
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- Nanox Tecnologia S/A, 13562-400 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (L.G.P.S.); (G.C.T.); (D.T.M.); (R.I.S.); (D.C.B.V.)
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- CDMF, LIEC, Federal University of São Carlos—(UFSCar), 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (M.A.); (D.C.); (J.R.d.S.); (L.K.R.); (I.L.V.R.); (L.H.M.); (E.L.)
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- Nanox Tecnologia S/A, 13562-400 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (L.G.P.S.); (G.C.T.); (D.T.M.); (R.I.S.); (D.C.B.V.)
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- Nanox Tecnologia S/A, 13562-400 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (L.G.P.S.); (G.C.T.); (D.T.M.); (R.I.S.); (D.C.B.V.)
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- Nanox Tecnologia S/A, 13562-400 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (L.G.P.S.); (G.C.T.); (D.T.M.); (R.I.S.); (D.C.B.V.)
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- CDMF, LIEC, Federal University of São Carlos—(UFSCar), 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (M.A.); (D.C.); (J.R.d.S.); (L.K.R.); (I.L.V.R.); (L.H.M.); (E.L.)
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- CDMF, LIEC, Federal University of São Carlos—(UFSCar), 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (M.A.); (D.C.); (J.R.d.S.); (L.K.R.); (I.L.V.R.); (L.H.M.); (E.L.)
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- CDMF, LIEC, Federal University of São Carlos—(UFSCar), 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (M.A.); (D.C.); (J.R.d.S.); (L.K.R.); (I.L.V.R.); (L.H.M.); (E.L.)
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- CDMF, LIEC, Federal University of São Carlos—(UFSCar), 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (M.A.); (D.C.); (J.R.d.S.); (L.K.R.); (I.L.V.R.); (L.H.M.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University Jaume I (UJI), 12071 Castellon, Spain
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- CDMF, LIEC, Federal University of São Carlos—(UFSCar), 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil; (M.A.); (D.C.); (J.R.d.S.); (L.K.R.); (I.L.V.R.); (L.H.M.); (E.L.)
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Plasmonic Au–Pd Bimetallic Nanocatalysts for Hot-Carrier-Enhanced Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Ethanol Oxidation. CRYSTALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst11030226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gold–palladium (Au–Pd) bimetallic nanostructures with engineered plasmon-enhanced activity sustainably drive energy-intensive chemical reactions at low temperatures with solar simulated light. A series of alloy and core–shell Au–Pd nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared to synergistically couple plasmonic (Au) and catalytic (Pd) metals to tailor their optical and catalytic properties. Metal-based catalysts supporting a localized surface plasmon resonance (SPR) can enhance energy-intensive chemical reactions via augmented carrier generation/separation and photothermal conversion. Titania-supported Au–Pd bimetallic (i) alloys and (ii) core–shell NPs initiated the ethanol (EtOH) oxidation reaction under solar-simulated irradiation, with emphasis toward driving carbon–carbon (C–C) bond cleavage at low temperatures. Plasmon-assisted complete oxidation of EtOH to CO2, as well as intermediary acetaldehyde, was examined by monitoring the yield of gaseous products from suspended particle photocatalysis. Photocatalytic, electrochemical, and photoelectrochemical (PEC) results are correlated with Au–Pd composition and homogeneity to maintain SPR-induced charge separation and mitigate the carbon monoxide poisoning effects on Pd. Photogenerated holes drive the photo-oxidation of EtOH primarily on the Au-Pd bimetallic nanocatalysts and photothermal effects improve intermediate desorption from the catalyst surface, providing a method to selectively cleave C–C bonds.
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Kim H, Kim YJ, Jung YS, Park JY. Enhanced flux of chemically induced hot electrons on a Pt nanowire/Si nanodiode during decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:4410-4416. [PMID: 36132908 PMCID: PMC9419632 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00602e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Identifying the charge transfer at metal-semiconductor interfaces by detecting hot electrons is crucial for understanding the mechanism of catalytic reactions and the development of an engineered catalyst structure. Over the last two decades, the development of catalytic nanodiodes has enabled us to directly measure chemically induced hot electron flux and relate it to catalytic activity. A crucial question is the role of interfacial sites at metal-oxide interfaces in determining catalytic activity and hot electron flux. To address this issue, a new design of catalytic nanodiodes employs nanoscale Pt wires and a semiconducting substrate. Here, we fabricated a novel Schottky nanodiode, a platinum nanowire (Pt NW) deposited Si catalytic nanodiode (Pt NW/Si) that exhibits an increased number of metal-semiconductor interfacial sites (Pt/Si) compared with a Pt film-based Si nanodiode (Pt film/Si). Two types of Pt/Si catalytic nanodiodes were utilized to investigate the electronic properties of the Pt/Si interface by detecting hot electrons and observing reactivity during the H2O2 decomposition reaction in the liquid-solid system. We show that the Pt NWs had higher catalytic activity because of the surface defect sites on the Pt NW surface. We observed a higher chemicurrent yield on the Pt NW/Si nanodiode compared with the Pt film/Si nanodiode, which is associated with the shortened travel length for the hot electrons at the edge of the Pt nanowires and results in a higher transmission probability for hot electron transport through metal-oxide interfaces.
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- Heeyoung Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon 305-701 Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science Daejeon 305-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon 305-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon 305-701 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon 305-701 Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions, Institute for Basic Science Daejeon 305-701 Republic of Korea
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Assis M, Groppo Filho FC, Pimentel DS, Robeldo T, Gouveia AF, Castro TFD, Fukushima HCS, Foggi CC, Costa JPC, Borra RC, Andrés J, Longo E. Ag Nanoparticles/AgX (X=Cl, Br and I) Composites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity and Low Toxicological Effects. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202000502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Marcelo Assis
- CDMFUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905 São Carlos, São Paulo Brazil
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- CDMFUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905 São Carlos, São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Immunology, Department of Genetics and EvolutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905, São Carlos São Paulo Brazil
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- CDMFUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905 São Carlos, São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Immunology, Department of Genetics and EvolutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905, São Carlos São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Immunology, Department of Genetics and EvolutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905, São Carlos São Paulo Brazil
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- CDMFUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905 São Carlos, São Paulo Brazil
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- CDMFUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905 São Carlos, São Paulo Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Immunology, Department of Genetics and EvolutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905, São Carlos São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Analytical and Physical ChemistryUniversity Jaume I (UJI) Castelló 12071 Spain
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- CDMFUniversidade Federal de São Carlos P.O. Box 676, 13565–905 São Carlos, São Paulo Brazil
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Recent Advances in TiO 2-Based Photocatalysts for Reduction of CO 2 to Fuels. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10020337. [PMID: 32079215 PMCID: PMC7075154 DOI: 10.3390/nano10020337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has attracted increasing attention as a candidate for the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to convert anthropogenic CO2 gas into fuels combined with storage of intermittent and renewable solar energy in forms of chemical bonds for closing the carbon cycle. However, pristine TiO2 possesses a large band gap (3.2 eV), fast recombination of electrons and holes, and low selectivity for the photoreduction of CO2. Recently, considerable progress has been made in the improvement of the performance of TiO2 photocatalysts for CO2 reduction. In this review, we first discuss the fundamentals of and challenges in CO2 photoreduction on TiO2-based catalysts. Next, the recently emerging progress and advances in TiO2 nanostructured and hybrid materials for overcoming the mentioned obstacles to achieve high light-harvesting capability, improved adsorption and activation of CO2, excellent photocatalytic activity, the ability to impede the recombination of electrons-holes pairs, and efficient suppression of hydrogen evolution are discussed. In addition, approaches and strategies for improvements in TiO2-based photocatalysts and their working mechanisms are thoroughly summarized and analyzed. Lastly, the current challenges and prospects of CO2 photocatalytic reactions on TiO2-based catalysts are also presented.
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Reichenberger S, Marzun G, Muhler M, Barcikowski S. Perspective of Surfactant‐Free Colloidal Nanoparticles in Heterogeneous Catalysis. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Sven Reichenberger
- University of Duisburg-EssenTechnical Chemistry I Universitätsstrasse 7 Essen 45141 Germany
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- University of Duisburg-EssenTechnical Chemistry I Universitätsstrasse 7 Essen 45141 Germany
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- Ruhr-University BochumDepartment for Technical Chemistry Universitätsstraße 150 Bochum 44801 Germany
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- University of Duisburg-EssenTechnical Chemistry I Universitätsstrasse 7 Essen 45141 Germany
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Jeon B, Lee H, Goddeti KC, Park JY. Hot Electron Transport on Three-Dimensional Pt/Mesoporous TiO 2 Schottky Nanodiodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:15152-15159. [PMID: 30939872 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b02863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We present the design of a three-dimensional Pt/mesoporous TiO2 Schottky nanodiode that can capture hot electrons more effectively, compared with a typical two-dimensional Schottky diode. Both chemically induced and photon-induced hot electrons were measured on the three-dimensional Pt/mesoporous TiO2 Schottky nanodiode. An increase in the number of interfacial sites between the platinum and support oxide affects the collection of hot electrons generated by both the catalytic reaction and light injection. We show that hot electrons flowing 2.5 times higher are detected as the current in the mesoporous system, compared with typical two-dimensional nanodiode systems that have a planar Schottky junction. Identical trends for the chemicurrent and photocurrent in the mesoporous system demonstrate that the enhanced hot electrons are attributed to the larger interface area between the metal and the mesoporous TiO2 support fabricated by the anodization process. This three-dimensional Schottky nanodiode can provide insights into hot electron generation on a practical catalytic device.
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- Beomjoon Jeon
- Department of Chemistry , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) , Daejeon 305-701 , Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions , Institute for Basic Science , Daejeon 305-701 , Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions , Institute for Basic Science , Daejeon 305-701 , Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions , Institute for Basic Science , Daejeon 305-701 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) , Daejeon 305-701 , Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions , Institute for Basic Science , Daejeon 305-701 , Republic of Korea
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Arnob MMP, Artur C, Misbah I, Mubeen S, Shih WC. 10×-Enhanced Heterogeneous Nanocatalysis on a Nanoporous Gold Disk Array with High-Density Hot Spots. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13499-13506. [PMID: 30873828 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Certain noble metal nanostructures as heterogeneous photocatalysts have drawn significant attention in the recent past because of their unique optical properties which lead to the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The LSPR concentrates electromagnetic fields to the surfaces and its relaxation processes can convert photon energy to energetic charge carriers or heat, which can be subsequently harvested to enhance surface catalysis. Here, we report the catalytic performance of a novel plasmonic nanostructure, disk-shaped nanoporous gold (NPG) nanoparticles or simply NPG disks, using a well-tested reduction pathway of resazurin to resorufin. We show that the catalytic reaction rate of NPG disks is enhanced by 10-fold upon external light illumination because of the excitation of LSPR. The plasmon-enhanced catalytic reaction follows a linear-to-superlinear transition in the rate dependence on the input light power. In addition, the light input results in a room temperature reaction rate equivalent to that of an ambient temperature of 70 °C. Together, the results support that hot charge carriers play the dominant role in the enhancement.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering , University of Iowa , Iowa City , Iowa 52242 , United States
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Shi F, He J, Zhang B, Peng J, Ma Y, Chen W, Li F, Qin Y, Liu Y, Shang W, Tao P, Song C, Deng T, Qian X, Ye J, Wu J. Plasmonic-Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction of Silver/Graphene Electrocatalysts. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:1371-1378. [PMID: 30620607 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is of paramount importance in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells due to its sluggish kinetics. In this work, a plasmon-induced hot electrons enhancement method is introduced to enhance ORR property of the silver (Ag)-based electrocatalysts. Three types of Ag nanostructures with differently localized surface plasmon resonances have been used as electrocatalysts. The thermal effect of plasmonic-enhanced ORR can be minimized in our work by using graphene as the support of Ag nanoparticles. By tuning the resonance positions and laser power, the enhancement of ORR properties of Ag catalysts has been optimized. Among these catalysts, Ag nanotriangles after excitation show the highest mass activity and reach 0.086 mA/μgAg at 0.8 V, which is almost 17 times that of a commercial Pt/C catalyst after the price is accounted. Our results demonstrate that the hot electrons generated from surface plasmon resonance can be utilized for electrochemical reaction, and tuning the resonance positions by light is a promising and viable approach to boost electrochemical reactions.
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- Fenglei Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Med-X Engineering Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and College of Science , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
- Center of Hydrogen Science , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and College of Science , Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas 77843 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Med-X Engineering Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 800 Dongchuan Rd , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
- Materials Genome Initiative Center , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
- Center of Hydrogen Science , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , People's Republic of China
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Verma P, Kuwahara Y, Mori K, Yamashita H. Design of Silver-Based Controlled Nanostructures for Plasmonic Catalysis under Visible Light Irradiation. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20180244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Priyanka Verma
- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
- JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Unit of Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Shehzad N, Tahir M, Johari K, Murugesan T, Hussain M. A critical review on TiO2 based photocatalytic CO2 reduction system: Strategies to improve efficiency. J CO2 UTIL 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2018.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Roese S, Kononov A, Timoshenko J, Frenkel AI, Hövel H. Cluster Assemblies Produced by Aggregation of Preformed Ag Clusters in Ionic Liquids. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:4811-4819. [PMID: 29566484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) can be used as electrosterical stabilizers for nanoparticles without adding stabilizing agents. However, the nanoparticle stability and its mechanisms are still in discussion. We deposited preformed 2 nm ±0.6 nm silver clusters into the ionic liquid C4MIM PF6 using in situ UV/vis absorption to monitor the deposition process. The time- and temperature-dependent cluster aggregation process was studied with ex situ UV/vis absorption spectroscopy analyzed with electrodynamic calculations using generalized Mie theory. On an atomistic level, the sample structure was investigated using EXAFS and a neural network based analysis of XANES. The combination of all methods shows that an aggregation of the original 2 nm clusters without coalescence takes place, which can be controlled or stopped by choosing an appropriate sample temperature. This approach allows the controlled production of chainlike cluster aggregates in RTIL, promising for a number of applications.
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- Stefanie Roese
- Fakultät Physik/DELTA , Technische Universität Dortmund , 44227 Dortmund , Germany
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- Fakultät Physik/DELTA , Technische Universität Dortmund , 44227 Dortmund , Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Stony Brook University , Stony Brook , New York 11794 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Stony Brook University , Stony Brook , New York 11794 , United States
- Division of Chemistry , Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton , New York 11973 , United States
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- Fakultät Physik/DELTA , Technische Universität Dortmund , 44227 Dortmund , Germany
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Joplin A, Chang WS, Link S. Imaging and Spectroscopy of Single Metal Nanostructure Absorption. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:3775-3786. [PMID: 29149571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The highly tunable optical properties of metal nanoparticles make them an ideal building block in any application that requires control over light, heat, or electrons on the nanoscale. Because of their size, metal nanoparticles both absorb and scatter light efficiently. Consequently, improving their performance often involves shifting the balance between absorption and scattering to promote desirable features of their optical properties. Scattering by single metal nanoparticles is commonly characterized using dark-field scattering spectroscopy, but routine methods to characterize pure absorption over a broad wavelength range are much more complex. This article reviews work from our lab using photothermal imaging in combination with dark-field scattering and electron microscopy to separate radiative and nonradiative properties of single nanoparticles and their assemblies. We present both initial work using different laser wavelengths to explore pure absorption free from scattering contributions based on the heat released into the environment as well as the development of photothermal spectroscopy over a broad wavelength range, making it possible to resolve details that are otherwise hidden in ensemble measurements that most of the time also do not separate radiative and nonradiative properties.
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Agrawal A, Cho SH, Zandi O, Ghosh S, Johns RW, Milliron DJ. Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance in Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Chem Rev 2018; 118:3121-3207. [PMID: 29400955 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) that results in resonant absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement around the NC can be tuned across a wide optical spectral range from visible to far-infrared by synthetically varying doping level, and post synthetically via chemical oxidation and reduction, photochemical control, and electrochemical control. In this review, we will discuss the fundamental electromagnetic dynamics governing light matter interaction in plasmonic semiconductor NCs and the realization of various distinctive physical properties made possible by the advancement of colloidal synthesis routes to such NCs. Here, we will illustrate how free carrier dielectric properties are induced in various semiconductor materials including metal oxides, metal chalcogenides, metal nitrides, silicon, and other materials. We will highlight the applicability and limitations of the Drude model as applied to semiconductors considering the complex band structures and crystal structures that predominate and quantum effects that emerge at nonclassical sizes. We will also emphasize the impact of dopant hybridization with bands of the host lattice as well as the interplay of shape and crystal structure in determining the LSPR characteristics of semiconductor NCs. To illustrate the discussion regarding both physical and synthetic aspects of LSPR-active NCs, we will focus on metal oxides with substantial consideration also of copper chalcogenide NCs, with select examples drawn from the literature on other doped semiconductor materials. Furthermore, we will discuss the promise that LSPR in doped semiconductor NCs holds for a wide range of applications such as infrared spectroscopy, energy-saving technologies like smart windows and waste heat management, biomedical applications including therapy and imaging, and optical applications like two photon upconversion, enhanced luminesence, and infrared metasurfaces.
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- Ankit Agrawal
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , University of California Berkeley , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering , The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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Joplin A, Hosseini Jebeli SA, Sung E, Diemler N, Straney PJ, Yorulmaz M, Chang WS, Millstone JE, Link S. Correlated Absorption and Scattering Spectroscopy of Individual Platinum-Decorated Gold Nanorods Reveals Strong Excitation Enhancement in the Nonplasmonic Metal. ACS NANO 2017; 11:12346-12357. [PMID: 29155558 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Bimetallic nanocatalysts have the potential to surmount current limitations in industrial catalysis if their electronic and optical properties can be effectively controlled. However, improving the performance of bimetallic photocatalysts requires a functional understanding of how the intricacies of their morphology and composition dictate every element of their optical response. In this work, we examine Au and Pt-decorated Au nanorods on a single-particle level to ascertain how Pt influences the plasmon resonance of the bimetallic nanostructure. We correlated scattering, photoluminescence, and pure absorption of individual nanostructures separately to expose the impact of Pt on each component. We found that the scattering and absorption spectra of uncoated Au nanorods followed expected trends in peak intensity and shape and were accurately reproduced by finite difference time domain simulations. In contrast, the scattering and absorption spectra of single Pt-decorated Au nanorods exhibited red-shifted, broad features and large deviations in line shape from particle to particle. Simulations using an idealized geometry confirmed that Pt damps the plasmon resonance of individual Au nanorods and that spectral changes after Pt deposition were a consequence of coupling between Au and Pt in the hybrid nanostructure. Simulations also revealed that the Au nanorod acts as an antenna and enhances absorption in the Pt islands. Furthermore, comparing photoluminescence spectra from Au and Pt-decorated Au nanorods illustrated that emission was significantly reduced in the presence of Pt. The reduction in photoluminescence intensity indicates that Pt lowers the number of hot carriers in the Au nanorod available for radiative recombination through either direct production of hot carriers in Pt following enhanced absorption or charge transfer from Au to Pt. Overall, these results confirm that the Pt island morphology and distribution on the nanorod surface contribute to the optical response of individual hybrid nanostructures and that the damping observed in ensemble measurements originates not only from structural heterogeneity but also because of significant damping in single nanostructures.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Maurer RJ, Jiang B, Guo H, Tully JC. Mode Specific Electronic Friction in Dissociative Chemisorption on Metal Surfaces: H_{2} on Ag(111). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:256001. [PMID: 28696728 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.256001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Electronic friction and the ensuing nonadiabatic energy loss play an important role in chemical reaction dynamics at metal surfaces. Using molecular dynamics with electronic friction evaluated on the fly from density functional theory, we find strong mode dependence and a dominance of nonadiabatic energy loss along the bond stretch coordinate for scattering and dissociative chemisorption of H_{2} on the Ag(111) surface. Exemplary trajectories with varying initial conditions indicate that this mode specificity translates into modulated energy loss during a dissociative chemisorption event. Despite minor nonadiabatic energy loss of about 5%, the directionality of friction forces induces dynamical steering that affects individual reaction outcomes, specifically for low-incidence energies and vibrationally excited molecules. Mode-specific friction induces enhanced loss of rovibrational rather than translational energy and will be most visible in its effect on final energy distributions in molecular scattering experiments.
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- Reinhard J Maurer
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Tan S, Liu L, Dai Y, Ren J, Zhao J, Petek H. Ultrafast Plasmon-Enhanced Hot Electron Generation at Ag Nanocluster/Graphite Heterojunctions. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:6160-6168. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Shijing Tan
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- ICQD/Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, and Key Laboratory
of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- ICQD/Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, and Key Laboratory
of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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