Quantifying hot carrier and thermal contributions in plasmonic photocatalysis

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 362; no. 6410; pp. 69 - 72
• Main Authors: Zhou, Linan, Swearer, Dayne F, Zhang, Chao, Robatjazi, Hossein, Zhao, Hangqi, Henderson, Luke, Dong, Liangliang, Christopher, Phillip, Carter, Emily A, Nordlander, Peter, Halas, Naomi J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 05.10.2018
• Subjects: Activation; Ammonia; Catalysis; Catalysts; Copper base alloys; Current carriers; Decomposition; Decomposition reactions; Energy efficiency; Light; Light effects; Luminous intensity; Nanoparticles; Nitrogen atoms; Optical activity; Organic chemistry; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Photochemistry; Reduction; Ruthenium; Surface temperature; Wavelengths

Photocatalysis based on optically active, "plasmonic" metal nanoparticles has emerged as a promising approach to facilitate light-driven chemical conversions under far milder conditions than thermal catalysis. However, an understanding of the relation between thermal and electronic excitat...