Plasmonic catalysis with designer nanoparticles
Catalysis is central to a more sustainable future and a circular economy. If the energy required to drive catalytic processes could be harvested directly from sunlight, the possibility of replacing contemporary processes based on terrestrial fuels by the conversion of light into chemical energy coul...
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| Published in | Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 58; no. 13; pp. 255 - 274 |
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| Main Authors | , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
Royal Society of Chemistry
10.02.2022
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| Summary: | Catalysis is central to a more sustainable future and a circular economy. If the energy required to drive catalytic processes could be harvested directly from sunlight, the possibility of replacing contemporary processes based on terrestrial fuels by the conversion of light into chemical energy could become a step closer to reality. Plasmonic catalysis is currently at the forefront of photocatalysis, enabling one to overcome the limitations of "classical" wide bandgap semiconductors for solar-driven chemistry. Plasmonic catalysis enables the acceleration and control of a variety of molecular transformations due to the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) excitation. Studies in this area have often focused on the fundamental understanding of plasmonic catalysis and the demonstration of plasmonic catalytic activities towards different reactions. In this feature article, we discuss recent contributions from our group in this field by employing plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) with controllable features as model systems to gain insights into structure-performance relationships in plasmonic catalysis. We start by discussing the effect of size, shape, and composition in plasmonic NPs over their activities towards LSPR-mediated molecular transformations. Then, we focus on the effect of metal support interactions over activities, reaction selectivity, and reaction pathways. Next, we shift to the control over the structure in hollow NPs and nanorattles. Inspired by the findings from these model systems, we demonstrate a design-driven strategy for the development of plasmonic catalysts based on plasmonic-catalytic multicomponent NPs for two types of molecular transformations: the selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene and the oxygen evolution reaction. Finally, future directions, challenges, and perspectives in the field of plasmonic catalysis with designer NPs are discussed. We believe that the examples and concepts presented herein may inspire work and progress in plasmonic catalysis encompassing the design of plasmonic multicomponent materials, new strategies to control reaction selectivity, and the unraveling of stability and reaction mechanisms.
Recent efforts on the use of controlled metal nanoparticles to establish structure-performance relationships in plasmonic catalysis are discussed. |
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| Bibliography: | Anderson da Silva received his PhD from University of São Paulo (with Professor Pedro Camargo) in 2017, MSc degree from University of Ouro Preto (under supervisor of Prof. Patricia Alejandra Robles) in 2013, and BSc degree in Industrial Chemistry from University of Ouro Preto in 2010. From 2017, he was a postdoc at the University of São Paulo. In 2019, he became an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His interests include the synthesis of controlled nanomaterials for applications in nanocatalysis, plasmonic nanocatalysis, and electrochemistry. Jiale Wang got his BSc degree in Physics in 2006, from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. In 2009, he got his MSc in Condensed Matter Physics from Fudan University, Shanghai, China. He received his PhD degree from Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI, France, in 2013. He then spent 2 years at the Universidade de São Paulo as a postdoc. Since 2016, he has been a professor at Donghua University, Shanghai, China. His research focuses on the fabrication of nanomaterials and their application in physics, chemistry, and biology. Thenner Rodrigues received his BSc and MSc in Industrial Chemistry in 2010 and 2013, respectively, from Federal University of Ouro Preto. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the University of São Paulo in 2017, working with Prof. Pedro Camargo. He was a post-doctorate fellow at the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research until October 2018. He was then hired as an Assistant Professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and promoted to Adjunct Professor in 2021. His research focuses on the synthesis of metal and oxide nanostructures for applications in sustainable energy, catalysis, and adsorptive processes. Pedro Camargo received a BSc and MSc in Chemistry in 2003 and 2005, respectively, from Federal University of Paraná. In 2009, he obtained his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. In 2011, he was hired as an Assistant Professor at the University of São Paulo. He was promoted to Associate and Full Professor in 2015 and 2018, respectively. In 2019, he relocated to a Professor position at the University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry. His research interests include designer nanomaterials for nanocatalysis and plasmonic catalysis. He serves as an Editor of the Journal of Materials Science. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
| ISSN: | 1359-7345 1364-548X |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d1cc03779j |