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  • Nanotechnology
  • Photocatalysis

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  • Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) is crucial for photocatalysis.
  • Controlling nanostructure periodicity enhances SPR effects.
  • Silicon (Si) nanopillars offer a versatile template for nanostructure fabrication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a scalable method for fabricating ordered Ag nanodisk arrays on Si nanopillars.
  • To investigate the effect of nanodisk array periodicity on SPR-mediated photocatalysis.
  • To optimize nanostructure design for enhanced photocatalytic performance.

Main Methods:

  • Hybrid fabrication: Polystyrene (PS) nanosphere lithography followed by metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE).
  • Fabrication of Ag nanodisk arrays on Si nanopillar templates (Ag-SiO2-Si).
  • Photocatalytic evaluation using a 633 nm laser and PATP-to-DMAB reaction model.

Main Results:

  • Periodically ordered Ag nanodisk arrays were successfully fabricated.
  • Arrays with 500 nm periodicity showed higher catalytic activity than 800 nm arrays.
  • Enhanced activity correlated with increased local electric field (E-field) intensities due to subwavelength spacing.

Conclusions:

  • Periodically ordered Ag nanodisk array design is a key factor in tuning SPR-mediated photocatalysis.
  • Optimized nanostructure periodicity enhances photocatalytic efficiency.
  • This approach provides a pathway for engineered nanostructures in sensing, energy, and chemical conversion.