Plasmonic Photocatalysis with Chemically and Spatially Specific Antenna-Dual Reactor Complexes

Lin Yuan, Jingyi Zhou, Ming Zhang, Xuelan Wen, John Mark P. Martirez, Hossein Robatjazi, Linan Zhou, Emily A. Carter, Peter Nordlander, Naomi J. Halas

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Abstract

Plasmonic antenna-reactor photocatalysts have been shown to convert light efficiently to chemical energy. Virtually all chemical reactions mediated by such complexes to date, however, have involved relatively simple reactions that require only a single type of reaction site. Here, we investigate a planar Al nanodisk antenna with two chemically distinct and spatially separated active sites in the form of Pd and Fe nanodisks, fabricated in 90° and 180° trimer configurations. The photocatalytic reactions H2+ D2→ 2HD and NH3+ D2→ NH2D + HD were both investigated on these nanostructured complexes. While the H2-D2exchange reaction showed an additive behavior for the linear (180°) nanodisk complex, the NH3+ D2reaction shows a clear synergistic effect of the position of the reactor nanodisks relative to the central Al nanodisk antenna. This study shows that light-driven chemical reactions can be performed with both chemical and spatial control of the specific reaction steps, demonstrating precisely designed antennas with multiple reactors for tailored control of chemical reactions of increasing complexity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)17365-17375
Number of pages11
JournalACS Nano
Volume16
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 25 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

  • ammonia
  • antenna-reactor
  • photocatalysis
  • plasmonic
  • synergistic effect

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