Exploiting hot electrons from a plasmon nanohybrid system for the photoelectroreduction of CO₂.

ABSTRACT: Plasmonic materials convert light into hot carriers and heat to mediate catalytic transformation. The participation of hot carriers (photocatalysis) remains a subject of vigorous debate, often argued on the basis that carriers have ultrashort lifetime incompatible with drive photochemical processes. This study utilises plasmon hot electrons directly in the photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to CO via a Ppasmonic nanohybrid. Through the deliberate construction of a plasmonic nanohybrid system comprising NiO/Au/Re^I(phen-NH₂)(CO)₃Cl (phen-NH₂ = 1,10-Phenanthrolin-5-amine) that is unstable above 580 K; it was possible to demonstrate hot electrons are the main culprit in CO₂ reduction. The engagement of hot electrons in the c

SUBMITTER: Dey A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954701 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature