期刊
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
卷 5, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c00218
关键词
plasmonics; electrocatalysis; manganese oxide; gold nanoparticles; nanostructures; hydrogen peroxide detection
资金
- FAPESP [2019/15885-4, 2018/16846-0, 2015/26308-7]
- CNPq [302173/2016-1]
- RCGI- Research Center for Gas Innovation
This study demonstrates that the catalytic activity of MnO2 can be greatly improved by the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect when decorated with gold nanoparticles (Au NPs). Under visible light irradiation, the gold decorated nanowires show higher sensitivity and increased current for H2O2 oxidation. The improved performance is attributed to more efficient charge separation by plasmonic generated hot electrons and holes.
MnO2 is a cheap and versatile material, being able to act as a catalyst for different electrochemical reactions. The addition of small amounts of Au nanoparticles (NPs) enables the possibility to explore the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect to improve the photocatalytic properties of MnO2. The LSPR effect can accelerate several reactions under visible light irradiation, improving the charge separation and light harvesting properties of semiconductors. Here, by employing MnO2 nano wires decorated with Au NPs (MnO2-Au), we demonstrated that MnO2 catalytic activity can be greatly improved by the LSPR in a hybrid system. The catalytic properties of the semiconductor were demonstrated for the H2O2 oxidation as a model reaction. A clear increase in the current of H2O2 oxidation was verified for gold decorated nanowires under visible light irradiation, with an increase of 116% in the sensitivity compared with dark conditions. Mechanistic analysis indicates that the increased performance was related to a more efficient charge separation by plasmonic generated hot electrons and holes. Moreover, we demonstrated that the thermal effect had no significant contribution to the increase in activity observed, as it was verified no expressive increase in temperature under light irradiation with a thermal camera. We believe the results reported herein provide an approach to achieve improved light harvesting and performance in the visible range of the spectrum for semiconductors, inspiring the use of plasmonic heterostructures toward electrocatalysis.
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