Journal
SMALL
Volume 11, Issue 32, Pages 3873-3889Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201403777
Keywords
noble metals; nanocrystals; catalysis; plasmonics; energy conversion
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- NSFC [21471141]
- Recruitment Program of Global Experts
- CAS
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [20123402110050]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [WK2060190025, WK2060190037, WK2310000035]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2014M560514]
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Enabled by surface plasmons, noble metal nanostructures can interact with and harvest incident light. As such, they may serve as unique media to generate heat, supply energetic electrons, and provide strong local electromagnetic fields for chemical reactions through different mechanisms. This solar-to-chemical pathway provides a new approach to solar energy utilization, alternative to conventional semiconductor-based photocatalysis. To provide readers with a clear picture of this newly recognized process, this review presents coupling solar energy into chemical reactions through plasmonic nanostructures. It starts with a brief introduction of surface plasmons in metallic nanostructures, followed by a demonstration of tuning plasmonic features by tailoring their physical parameters. Owing to their tunable plasmonic properties, metallic materials offer a platform to trigger and drive chemical reactions at the nanoscale, as systematically overviewed in this article. The design rules for plasmonic materials for catalytic applications are further outlined based on existing examples. At the end of this article, the challenges and opportunities for further development of plasmonic-mediated catalysis toward energy and environmental applications are discussed.
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