Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activity
Abstract Many technological approaches have been searched in order to overcome the main challenges concerning the world energy crisis and global environmental issues. Among them, plasmon‐driven photoelectrochemical reactions towards water electrolysis attract great attention due to their capacity to...
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| author | Maria P. de Souza Rodrigues Vítor M. Miguel Lucas D. Germano Susana I. Córdoba de Torresi |
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| description | Abstract Many technological approaches have been searched in order to overcome the main challenges concerning the world energy crisis and global environmental issues. Among them, plasmon‐driven photoelectrochemical reactions towards water electrolysis attract great attention due to their capacity to efficiently harvest solar energy. Synergism between tunable optical features and catalysts active sites of plasmonic nanomaterials gives rise to a singular perspective for photochemical processes. Through resonant photonic excitation, hot carriers’ motion facilitates the charge transfer process on the catalyst surface for chemical reactions. In this minireview, recent experimental research with emphasis on water splitting reactions have been summarized with the purpose of understanding the mechanistic hot electrons generation and transfer on the plasmonic noble metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and transition metal oxides (MOs) heterostructures. Examples of plasmonic nanomaterials are highlighted and compared for both water electrolysis semi reactions. Finally, this work concludes by describing the remaining challenges and gives some perspectives regarding the promising future of plasmon‐driven reactions investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a43b373d16ac4af795a9e549807dedb92022-12-22T02:28:39ZengWiley-VCHElectrochemical Science Advances2698-59772022-06-0123n/an/a10.1002/elsa.202100079Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activityMaria P. de Souza Rodrigues0Vítor M. Miguel1Lucas D. Germano2Susana I. Córdoba de Torresi3Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo BrazilDepartamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo BrazilDepartamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo BrazilDepartamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo BrazilAbstract Many technological approaches have been searched in order to overcome the main challenges concerning the world energy crisis and global environmental issues. Among them, plasmon‐driven photoelectrochemical reactions towards water electrolysis attract great attention due to their capacity to efficiently harvest solar energy. Synergism between tunable optical features and catalysts active sites of plasmonic nanomaterials gives rise to a singular perspective for photochemical processes. Through resonant photonic excitation, hot carriers’ motion facilitates the charge transfer process on the catalyst surface for chemical reactions. In this minireview, recent experimental research with emphasis on water splitting reactions have been summarized with the purpose of understanding the mechanistic hot electrons generation and transfer on the plasmonic noble metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and transition metal oxides (MOs) heterostructures. Examples of plasmonic nanomaterials are highlighted and compared for both water electrolysis semi reactions. Finally, this work concludes by describing the remaining challenges and gives some perspectives regarding the promising future of plasmon‐driven reactions investigations.https://doi.org/10.1002/elsa.202100079noble metaloxidesplasmonicssemiconductorwater splitting |
| spellingShingle | Maria P. de Souza Rodrigues Vítor M. Miguel Lucas D. Germano Susana I. Córdoba de Torresi Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activity Electrochemical Science Advances noble metal oxides plasmonics semiconductor water splitting |
| title | Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activity |
| title_full | Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activity |
| title_fullStr | Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activity |
| title_short | Metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting: On plasmon‐driven enhanced activity |
| title_sort | metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water splitting on plasmon driven enhanced activity |
| topic | noble metal oxides plasmonics semiconductor water splitting |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/elsa.202100079 |
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