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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 59, Issue 42, Pages 18430-18434Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007202
Keywords
ammonia oxidation; catalysis; electrochemistry; localized surface plasmon resonance; photochemistry
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- UIUC Department of Chemistry
- Energy & Biosciences Institute (EBI) through the EBI-Shell program
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We study how visible light influences the activity of an electrocatalyst composed of Au and Pt nanoparticles. The bimetallic composition imparts a dual functionality: the Pt component catalyzes the electrochemical oxidation of ammonia to liberate hydrogen and the Au component absorbs visible light by the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonances. Under visible-light excitation, this catalyst exhibits enhanced electrochemical ammonia oxidation kinetics, outperforming previously reported electrochemical schemes. We trace the enhancement to a photochemical potential resulting from electron-hole carriers generated in the electrocatalyst by plasmonic excitation. The photopotential responsible for enhanced kinetics scales linearly with the light intensity-a general design principle for eliciting superlative photoelectrochemical performance from catalysts comprised of plasmonic metals or hybrids. We also determine a photochemical conversion coefficient.
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