Photocatalysis of Metallic Nanoparticles: Interband vs Intraband Induced Mechanisms

P Lyu, R Espinoza, SC Nguyen - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis induced by localized surface plasmon resonance of metallic nanoparticles
has been studied for more than a decade, but photocatalysis originating from direct …

Photoinduced electron and energy transfer pathways and photocatalytic mechanisms in hybrid plasmonic photocatalysis

SB Ramakrishnan, F Mohammadparast… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid plasmonic nanostructures are built on plasmonic metalnanostructures surrounded by
catalytic metals or metal oxides. Recent studies have shown that hybrid plasmonic …

A rich catalog of C–C bonded species formed in CO2 reduction on a plasmonic photocatalyst

D Devasia, AJ Wilson, J Heo, V Mohan… - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
The understanding and rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for complex reactions,
such as CO2 reduction, requires knowledge of elementary steps and chemical species …

Thermal effects–an alternative mechanism for plasmon-assisted photocatalysis

Y Dubi, IW Un, Y Sivan - Chemical Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent experiments claimed that the catalysis of reaction rates in numerous bond-
dissociation reactions occurs via the decrease of activation barriers driven by non …

Hot-carrier generation in plasmonic nanoparticles: the importance of atomic structure

TP Rossi, P Erhart, M Kuisma - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal nanoparticles are attractive for plasmon-enhanced generation of hot carriers, which
may be harnessed in photochemical reactions. In this work, we analyze the coherent …

A Quasi-Bound States in the Continuum Dielectric Metasurface-Based Antenna–Reactor Photocatalyst

L Yuan, Y Zhao, A Toma, V Aglieri, B Gerislioglu… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metasurfaces are a class of two-dimensional artificial resonators, creating new opportunities
for strong light–matter interactions. One type of nonradiative optical metasurface that …

Influence of plasmons on the luminescence properties of solvatochromic merocyanine dyes with different solvatochromism

NK Ibrayev, EV Seliverstova, RR Valiev… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The effect of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of a system consisting of a highly
dipolar merocyanine dye and a silver nanoparticle (NP) was studied experimentally and …

Investigation of the mechanisms of plasmon-mediated photocatalysis: synergistic contribution of near-field and charge transfer effects

Z Fusco, K Catchpole, FJ Beck - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Plasmonic photocatalysis is an attractive way to drive and enhance chemical reactions. The
relative importance of thermal and non-thermal effects in driving the reaction is still under …

Effect of Ag modification on TiO2 and melem/gC3N4 composite on photocatalytic performances

M Michalska, V Matějka, J Pavlovský, P Praus… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Here, the comparison of two different semiconductor materials is demonstrated, TiO2 and
melem/g-C3N4 composites—modified with balls of approximately 5 nm Ag nanoparticles …

Tuning Catalytic Activity and Selectivity in Photocatalysis on Mie-Resonant Cuprous Oxide Particles: Distinguishing Electromagnetic Field Enhancement Effect from …

RT Addanki Tirumala, N Khatri… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlling and tuning activity and selectivity in catalysis are important for the development
of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly catalytic processes for applications such as …