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CHEM
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 2228-2242Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.06.014
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- National Science Foundation [CHE-1609778, CHE-1808241]
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The intense electric (E-) field associated with the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of noble-metal nanoantennas provides a rational strategy for enhancing photoinduced charge transfer in photocatalysts. Here, we demonstrate E-field-enhanced direct photocatalytic urea oxidation and a visible-light-driven direct urea fuel cell (LDUFC) with tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II) ([Ru(bpy)(3)](2+))-enabled plasmonic nanopigments that contain a phospholipid membrane self-assembled around a Ag nanoparticle (NP) whose LSPR overlaps the [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+) metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT). In the hierarchical plasmonic nanopigment design, the membrane serves as scaffold and spacer to localize [Ru(bpy)(3)](2+) in an electromagnetic sweet spot where substantial plasmonic enhancement of photoexcitation is achieved while strong metal-associated quenching of the reactive excited state is avoided. The demonstration of plasmon-enhanced photocatalytic urea oxidation and the implementation of the LDUFC represent important advancements toward improved light-driven waste-water treatment and efficient solar energy conversion.
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