Aluminum Nanocrystals as a Plasmonic Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Dissociation

Zhou, Linan; Zhang, Chao; McClain, Michael J.; Manjavacas, Alejandro; Krauter, Caroline M.; Tian, S.; Berg, Felix; Everitt, Henry O.; Carter, Emily A.; Nordlander, Peter; Halas, Naomi J.

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“…3A, red) closely follows the calculated absorption cross section (black) supporting a hot-carrier mechanism (34). When qualitatively compared with pristine AlNCs, the wavelength dependence of HD production is dramatically different (green), with the maximum HD production occurring at a photoexcitation wavelength of 800 nm, corresponding to the interband transition of Al (15). Quantitative consumption of H 2 at the dipolar LSPR of AlNC:Pd are reported in SI Appendix, Fig.…”

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“…S8. Compared with our previous work, AlNC−Pd antenna−reactor complexes show an order of magnitude greater reactivity than Au/SiO 2 (7) and nearly two orders of magnitude greater reactivity than pristine AlNCs (15). The excitation laser power dependence of this reaction was measured at 492 nm and 800 nm, corresponding to the dipolar plasmon resonance and Al interband transition, respectively, and showed a supralinear response at both wavelengths (Fig.…”

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“…Additional contributing reaction mechanisms include H 2 migration through the oxide to the AlNC surface and hot-electron transfer across the oxide into Pd. Migration of H 2 followed by dissociation by plasmon-and interband-transition-induced hot carriers was found to be the primary mechanism in pristine AlNCs (15) and certainly also contributes in the antenna−reactor complex. However, it is a small effect because, as shown in SI Appendix, Fig.…”

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Metallic nanoparticles with strong optically resonant properties behave as nanoscale optical antennas, and have recently shown extraordinary promise as light-driven catalysts. Traditionally, however, heterogeneous catalysis has relied upon weakly light-absorbing metals such as Pd, Pt, Ru, or Rh to lower the activation energy for chemical reactions. Here we show that coupling a plasmonic nanoantenna directly to catalytic nanoparticles enables the light-induced generation of hot carriers within the catalyst nanoparticles, transforming the entire complex into an efficient light-controlled reactive catalyst. In Pd-decorated Al nanocrystals, photocatalytic hydrogen desorption closely follows the antenna-induced local absorption cross-section of the Pd islands, and a supralinear power dependence strongly suggests that hot-carrier-induced desorption occurs at the Pd island surface. When acetylene is present along with hydrogen, the selectivity for photocatalytic ethylene production relative to ethane is strongly enhanced, approaching 40:1. These observations indicate that antenna−reactor complexes may greatly expand possibilities for developing designer photocatalytic substrates.plasmon | photocatalysis | nanoparticle | catalysis | aluminum I ndustrial processes depend extensively on heterogeneous catalysts for chemical production and mitigation of environmental pollutants. These processes often rely on metal nanoparticles dispersed into high surface area support materials to both maximize catalytically active surface area and for the most cost-effective use of expensive catalysts such as Pd, Pt, Ru, or Rh (1, 2). However, catalytic processes utilizing transition metal nanoparticles are often energyintensive, relying on high temperatures and pressures to maximize catalytic activity. A transition from extreme, high-temperature conditions to low-temperature activation of catalytically active transition metal nanoparticles could have widespread impact, substantially reducing the current energy demands of heterogeneous catalysis.Light-driven chemical transformations offer an attractive and ultimately sustainable alternative to traditional high-temperature catalytic reactions. Metallic plasmonic nanostructures are a new paradigm in photoactive heterogeneous catalysts (3-6). Plasmonic nanoparticles uniquely couple electron density with electromagnetic radiation, leading to a collective oscillation of the conduction electrons in resonance with the frequency of incident light, known as a localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). These resonances lead to enhanced light absorption in an area much larger than the physical cross-section of the nanoparticle, and such optical antenna effects result in strongly enhanced electromagnetic fields near the nanoparticle surface. An LSPR can be damped through radiative reemission of a photon, or nonradiative Landau damping with the creation of energetic "hot" carriers: electrons above the Fermi energy of the metal and/or holes below the Fermi energy. In this context, "hot" refers to carri...

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“…3 While the design of heterogeneous photocatalysts has focused largely on semiconducting light absorbers, 4,5 it has recently been demonstrated that metallic nanostructures offer unique characteristics for facilitating photocatalytic reactions. [6][7][8][9] Strong light absorption through the excitation of localized surface plasmons on plasmonic metal nanostructures 10 comprised of Au, [11][12][13] Ag, [14][15][16] Cu, 17 or Al, 18 has been shown to drive photocatalytic processes through the excitation and transient transfer of energetic, or hot, carriers to adsorbates. [19][20][21][22][23][24] However, there is limited evidence that the energies of hot carriers in plasmonic nanostructures can be selectively tailored to target specific catalytic reaction pathways, 25,26 and plasmonic nanostructures are optimal catalysts for only a very few 4 relevant industrial chemical processes.…”

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Balancing Near-Field Enhancement, Absorption, and Scattering for Effective Antenna–Reactor Plasmonic Photocatalysis

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Efficient photocatalysis requires multifunctional materials that absorb photons and generate energetic charge carriers at catalytic active sites to facilitate a desired chemical reaction.Antenna-reactor complexes are an emerging multifunctional photocatalytic structure where the strong, localized near field of the plasmonic metal nanoparticle (e.g. Ag) is coupled to the catalytic properties of the non-plasmonic metal nanoparticle (e.g. Pt) to enable chemical transformations. With an eye towards sustainable solar driven photocatalysis we investigate how the structure of antenna-reactor complexes governs their photocatalytic activity in the light- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 where the plasmonic nanoparticle is the antenna and the catalytic particle, which can be interchanged based on desired reactivity, is the reactor. In an antenna-reactor complex, the local field induced by the photoexcited antenna particle drives a "forced" plasmon in the nonplasmonic, catalytic nanoparticle: this forced plasmon can serve as a direct source of hot carriers in the catalytic particle to drive chemical processes without the need for charge transfer between the antenna and the reactor components of the nanocomplex. In the initial demonstrations of antenna-reactor coupling, however, the optimal geometric configuration of the constituent materials to maximize photocatalytic performance was not addressed. Furthermore, while it is relatively straightforward to conclude that localizing a plasmonic particle near a non-plasmonic catalytic particle will enhance light absorption in the non-plasmonic particle, it is not clear how this translates to enhanced photocatalysis in the light-limited regime, where all photons must be utilized in a 3-D packed bed of catalytic particles. Optimizing photocatalytic complexes for highest efficiency photon management in the light-limited regime is of critical importance for further development of this approach.In the work reported here, a series of antenna-reactor complexes consisting of core@shell/satellite (Ag@SiO 2 /Pt) heterostructures with varying Ag core diameter (12,25,50 and 100 nm) were synthesized and their photocatalytic properties for the kinetically well-defined CO oxidation reaction were quantitatively compared. Rigorous quantum yield measurements in the light-limited regime demonstrate that for heterostructures with Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in an intermediate size range of 25 and 50 nm diameter, plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic performance was observed at rates more than four times larger than for either smaller (12 nm diameter) or larger (100 nm diameter) Ag particles. Using optical and Monte Carlo simulations, it was shown that if the Ag NPs were too large, the heterostructures scattered light out of the catalyst bed, reducing photocatalytic reactivity. If the Ag NPs were too small, l...

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In particular, heterogeneous photocatalysis that couples light with chemical reactions is of paramount importance in chemistry and energy applications. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Plasmonic enhancement is currently a hot topic in catalysis-driven chemistry and photonic materials due to its important role as the main mediator bridging solar energy with other energy forms. For instance, the photocatalytic water splitting reaction used for biomimetic plant photosynthesis represents a promising solution to the growing demands for clean and sustainable energy.…”

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Hot‐Electron‐Mediated Photochemical Reactions: Principles, Recent Advances, and Challenges

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Hot electron chemistry has drawn tremendous attention from applications related to materials, energy, sensing, and catalysis. The plasmon‐induced generation of hot electrons and their transfer behavior are very important for understanding plasmonic‐enhanced applications and for achieving practically useful efficiency. From a plasmonic perspective, well‐designed plasmonic structures that can manipulate surface plasmons are able to enhance the efficiencies of hot electron‐based processes. This progress report summarizes the recent experimental and theoretical advances on the hot electron effect, emphasizing the crucial role of surface plasmons that are highly designable by using metal nanostructures. In particular, recent breakthroughs in the emerging fields of heterogeneous catalysis based on the hot electron effect are highlighted. Important design principles, mechanisms, and concepts, as well as challenges and perspectives, are illustrated and discussed.

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Aluminum Nanocrystals as a Plasmonic Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Dissociation

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Heterometallic antenna−reactor complexes for photocatalysis

Heterometallic antenna−reactor complexes for photocatalysis

Balancing Near-Field Enhancement, Absorption, and Scattering for Effective Antenna–Reactor Plasmonic Photocatalysis

Hot‐Electron‐Mediated Photochemical Reactions: Principles, Recent Advances, and Challenges

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