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Felix Stete¹, Shivani Kesarwani¹, Charlotte Ruhmlieb²

¹Institut für Physik & Astronomie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.

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Area of Science:

Nanochemistry
Photochemistry
Materials Science

Background:

Plasmon-driven photochemistry utilizes nanoscale energy concentration in metal nanoparticles.
Light energy can be focused to sub-wavelength scales using nanoparticles.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate energy localization within bimetallic gold-palladium nanoparticle systems.
To investigate the role of satellite nanoparticles in photothermal energy dissipation.

Main Methods:

Pulsed excitation of gold cores in bimetallic nanoparticles.
Measurement of transient absorption dynamics.
Application of a three-temperature model to assess subsystem temperatures.

Main Results:

Palladium satellite nanoparticles collected nearly all photothermal energy after pulsed excitation.
Satellite nanoparticles heated up by 180 K, while the gold core remained cooler.
A strong inverted temperature gradient was observed, concentrating energy at the catalytic nanosite.

Conclusions:

Bimetallic nanoparticle systems enable precise localization of photothermal energy.
Energy dissipation into satellite nanoparticles creates an inverted temperature gradient.
This energy concentration mechanism is crucial for active catalytic sites in plasmon-driven processes.