期刊
CRYSTALS
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cryst11030226
关键词
plasmonic resonance; catalytic energy conversion; nanomaterials
资金
- DEVCOM-Army Research Laboratory
The study explores the sustainable driving of energy-intensive chemical reactions at low temperatures with solar simulated light using gold-palladium bimetallic nanostructures with engineered plasmon-enhanced activity. By preparing a series of alloy and core-shell Au-Pd nanoparticles, the optical and catalytic properties are tailored to enhance energy-intensive chemical reactions via augmented carrier generation/separation and photothermal conversion. The results show that photogenerated holes primarily drive the photo-oxidation of ethanol and selectively cleave C-C bonds on the Au-Pd bimetallic nanocatalysts.
Gold-palladium (Au-Pd) bimetallic nanostructures with engineered plasmon-enhanced activity sustainably drive energy-intensive chemical reactions at low temperatures with solar simulated light. A series of alloy and core-shell Au-Pd nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared to synergistically couple plasmonic (Au) and catalytic (Pd) metals to tailor their optical and catalytic properties. Metal-based catalysts supporting a localized surface plasmon resonance (SPR) can enhance energy-intensive chemical reactions via augmented carrier generation/separation and photothermal conversion. Titania-supported Au-Pd bimetallic (i) alloys and (ii) core-shell NPs initiated the ethanol (EtOH) oxidation reaction under solar-simulated irradiation, with emphasis toward driving carbon-carbon (C-C) bond cleavage at low temperatures. Plasmon-assisted complete oxidation of EtOH to CO2, as well as intermediary acetaldehyde, was examined by monitoring the yield of gaseous products from suspended particle photocatalysis. Photocatalytic, electrochemical, and photoelectrochemical (PEC) results are correlated with Au-Pd composition and homogeneity to maintain SPR-induced charge separation and mitigate the carbon monoxide poisoning effects on Pd. Photogenerated holes drive the photo-oxidation of EtOH primarily on the Au-Pd bimetallic nanocatalysts and photothermal effects improve intermediate desorption from the catalyst surface, providing a method to selectively cleave C-C bonds.
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