Defect engineering enhances plasmonic-hot electrons exploitation for CO<sub>2</sub> reduction over polymeric catalysts
Hang Yin, Zhehao Sun, Kaili Liu, Ary Anggara Wibowo, Julien Langley, Chao Zhang, Sandra Elizabeth Saji, Felipe Kremer, Dmitri Golberg, Hieu T. Nguyen, Nicholas J. Cox, Zongyou Yin
Abstract
Upon the annealing process, the defects in the g-C 3 N 4 were reintroduced in the presence of Ag nanoparticles, thus benefiting the utilization of plasmonic-hot electrons to promote photocatalytic activity.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisPlasmonMaterials scienceX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyNanoparticleSurface plasmon resonanceElectronElectron paramagnetic resonancePlasmonic nanoparticlesSelectivityNanotechnologyPhotochemistryChemical engineeringOptoelectronicsChemistryNuclear magnetic resonanceOrganic chemistryPhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion