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Title: Evidence and implications of direct charge excitation as the dominant mechanism in plasmon-mediated photocatalysis

Abstract

Plasmonic metal nanoparticles enhance chemical reactions on their surface when illuminated with light of particular frequencies. It has been shown that these processes are driven by excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The interaction of LSPR with adsorbate orbitals can lead to the injection of energized charge carriers into the adsorbate, which can result in chemical transformations. The mechanism of the charge injection process (and role of LSPR) is not well understood. Here we shed light on the specifics of this mechanism by coupling optical characterization methods, mainly wavelength-dependent Stokes and anti-Stokes SERS, with kinetic analysis of photocatalytic reactions in an Ag nanocube–methylene blue plasmonic system. We propose that localized LSPR-induced electric fields result in a direct charge transfer within the molecule–adsorbate system. Lastly, these observations provide a foundation for the development of plasmonic catalysts that can selectively activate targeted chemical bonds, since the mechanism allows for tuning plasmonic nanomaterials in such a way that illumination can selectively enhance desired chemical pathways.

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  1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
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Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1242978
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-05ER15686
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Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; chemical sciences; catalysis; physical chemistry

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Boerigter, Calvin, Campana, Robert, Morabito, Matthew, and Linic, Suljo. Evidence and implications of direct charge excitation as the dominant mechanism in plasmon-mediated photocatalysis. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms10545.
Boerigter, Calvin, Campana, Robert, Morabito, Matthew, & Linic, Suljo. Evidence and implications of direct charge excitation as the dominant mechanism in plasmon-mediated photocatalysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10545
Boerigter, Calvin, Campana, Robert, Morabito, Matthew, and Linic, Suljo. Thu . "Evidence and implications of direct charge excitation as the dominant mechanism in plasmon-mediated photocatalysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10545. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1242978.
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abstractNote = {Plasmonic metal nanoparticles enhance chemical reactions on their surface when illuminated with light of particular frequencies. It has been shown that these processes are driven by excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The interaction of LSPR with adsorbate orbitals can lead to the injection of energized charge carriers into the adsorbate, which can result in chemical transformations. The mechanism of the charge injection process (and role of LSPR) is not well understood. Here we shed light on the specifics of this mechanism by coupling optical characterization methods, mainly wavelength-dependent Stokes and anti-Stokes SERS, with kinetic analysis of photocatalytic reactions in an Ag nanocube–methylene blue plasmonic system. We propose that localized LSPR-induced electric fields result in a direct charge transfer within the molecule–adsorbate system. Lastly, these observations provide a foundation for the development of plasmonic catalysts that can selectively activate targeted chemical bonds, since the mechanism allows for tuning plasmonic nanomaterials in such a way that illumination can selectively enhance desired chemical pathways.},
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year = {Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2016},
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Product selectivity in plasmonic photocatalysis for carbon dioxide hydrogenation
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Plasmonic photoluminescence for recovering native chemical information from surface-enhanced Raman scattering
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Atomic dispensers for thermoplasmonic control of alkali vapor pressure in quantum optical applications
journal, May 2019

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The UV Plasmonic Behavior of Distorted Rhodium Nanocubes
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Silver-copper oxide heteronanostructures for the plasmonic-enhanced photocatalytic oxidation of N-hexane in the visible-NIR range
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