Precise Colloidal Plasmonic Photocatalysts Constructed by Multistep Photodepositions

Ha, Hyun Dong; Yan, Chang; Katsoukis, Georgios; Kamat, Gaurav A.; Moreno-Hernandez, Ivan A.; Frei, Heinz; Alivisatos, A. Paul

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03431

Precise Colloidal Plasmonic Photocatalysts Constructed by Multistep Photodepositions

Journal Article · Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03431· OSTI ID:1786331

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Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Natural photosynthesis relies on a sophisticated charge transfer pathway among multiple components with precise spatial, energetic, and temporal organizations in the aqueous environment. It continues to inspire and challenge the design and fabrication of artificial multicomponent colloidal nanostructures for solar-to-fuel conversion. Herein, we introduce a plasmonic photocatalyst synthesized with colloidal methods with five integrated components including cocatalysts installed in orthogonal locations. The precise deposition of individual inorganic components on an Au/TiO₂ nanodumbell nanostructure is enabled by photoreduction and photo-oxidation, which selectively occurs at the TiO₂ tip sites and Au lateral sites, respectively. Under visible-light irradiation, the photocatalyst exhibited activity of oxygen evolution from water without scavengers. Here, we demonstrate that each component is essential for improving the photocatalytic performance. In addition, mechanistic studies suggest that the photocatalytic reaction requires combining the hot charge carriers derived from exciting both the d-sp interband transition and the localized surface plasmon resonance of Au.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1786331

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 20; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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