Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts
There is a pressing global need to increase the use of renewable energy sources and limit greenhouse gas emissions. Towards this goal, highly efficient and molecularly selective chemical processes that operate under mild conditions are critical. Plasmonic photocatalysis uses optically-resonant metal...
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| author | Yuan Lin Bourgeois Briley B. Carlin Claire C. da Jornada Felipe H. Dionne Jennifer A. |
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| description | There is a pressing global need to increase the use of renewable energy sources and limit greenhouse gas emissions. Towards this goal, highly efficient and molecularly selective chemical processes that operate under mild conditions are critical. Plasmonic photocatalysis uses optically-resonant metallic nanoparticles and their resulting plasmonic, electronic, and phononic light-matter interactions to drive chemical reactions. The promise of simultaneous high-efficiency and product-selective reactions with plasmon photocatalysis provides a compelling opportunity to rethink how chemistry is achieved. Plasmonic nanoparticles serve as nanoscale ‘antennas’ that enable strong light–matter interactions, surpassing the light-harvesting capabilities one would expect purely from their size. Complex composite structures, combining engineered light harvesters with more chemically active components, are a focal point of current research endeavors. In this review, we provide an overview of recent advances in plasmonic catalysis. We start with a discussion of the relevant mechanisms in photochemical transformations and explain hot-carrier generation and distributions from several ubiquitous plasmonic antennae. Then we highlight three important types of catalytic processes for sustainable chemistry: ammonia synthesis, hydrogen production and CO2 reduction. To help elucidate the reaction mechanism, both state-of-art electromagnetic calculations and quantum mechanistic calculations are discussed. This review provides insights to better understand the mechanism of plasmonic photocatalysis with a variety of metallic and composite nanostructures toward designing and controlling improved platforms for green chemistry in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-537cb3fee45b4c519bc3bba9160016972023-08-07T06:56:54ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86062192-86142023-05-0112142745276210.1515/nanoph-2023-0149Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalystsYuan Lin0Bourgeois Briley B.1Carlin Claire C.2da Jornada Felipe H.3Dionne Jennifer A.4Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University School of Engineering, Stanford, CA, 94305, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University School of Engineering, Stanford, CA, 94305, USADepartment of Applied Physics, Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, CA, 94305, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University School of Engineering, Stanford, CA, 94305, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University School of Engineering, Stanford, CA, 94305, USAThere is a pressing global need to increase the use of renewable energy sources and limit greenhouse gas emissions. Towards this goal, highly efficient and molecularly selective chemical processes that operate under mild conditions are critical. Plasmonic photocatalysis uses optically-resonant metallic nanoparticles and their resulting plasmonic, electronic, and phononic light-matter interactions to drive chemical reactions. The promise of simultaneous high-efficiency and product-selective reactions with plasmon photocatalysis provides a compelling opportunity to rethink how chemistry is achieved. Plasmonic nanoparticles serve as nanoscale ‘antennas’ that enable strong light–matter interactions, surpassing the light-harvesting capabilities one would expect purely from their size. Complex composite structures, combining engineered light harvesters with more chemically active components, are a focal point of current research endeavors. In this review, we provide an overview of recent advances in plasmonic catalysis. We start with a discussion of the relevant mechanisms in photochemical transformations and explain hot-carrier generation and distributions from several ubiquitous plasmonic antennae. Then we highlight three important types of catalytic processes for sustainable chemistry: ammonia synthesis, hydrogen production and CO2 reduction. To help elucidate the reaction mechanism, both state-of-art electromagnetic calculations and quantum mechanistic calculations are discussed. This review provides insights to better understand the mechanism of plasmonic photocatalysis with a variety of metallic and composite nanostructures toward designing and controlling improved platforms for green chemistry in the future.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0149hot carrierphotocatalysisplasmonicsustainable chemistry |
| spellingShingle | Yuan Lin Bourgeois Briley B. Carlin Claire C. da Jornada Felipe H. Dionne Jennifer A. Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts Nanophotonics hot carrier photocatalysis plasmonic sustainable chemistry |
| title | Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts |
| title_full | Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts |
| title_short | Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts |
| title_sort | sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts |
| topic | hot carrier photocatalysis plasmonic sustainable chemistry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0149 |
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