Construcción interfacial de nanoestructuras plasmónicas para la utilización de electrones y agujeros excitados por plasma

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Chao Zhan¹, Zi-Yuan Wang¹, Xia-Guang Zhang¹

¹State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005 , China.

Journal of the American Chemical Society

|May 10, 2019

Resumen

Los plasmones de superficie permiten las reacciones químicas a través de portadores de carga energética. Este estudio muestra que los electrones calientes y los agujeros impulsan la oxidación del p-aminotiofenol en las nanoestructuras Au@TiO2, revelando distintas vías de reacción.

Área de la Ciencia:

Ciencias de los materiales
Química de las superficies
Nanotecnología

Sus antecedentes:

Los plasmones de superficie (SP) son oscilaciones colectivas de electrones en las superficies metálicas.
La desintegración de plasmones genera portadores de carga energética (electrones calientes y agujeros) que pueden impulsar las reacciones químicas.
Comprender el papel de estos portadores es crucial para la fotocatálisis y la química de las superficies.

Objetivo del estudio:

Investigar el papel de los electrones calientes y los agujeros en las reacciones químicas mediadas por plasmones de superficie.
Para estudiar la oxidación del p-aminotiofenol (PATP) mediante la espectroscopia de Raman mejorada por superficie (SERS).
Para dilucidar la influencia de las interfaces de nanoestructura en estas reacciones.

Principales métodos:

Se utilizó la espectroscopia de Raman mejorada en superficie (SERS) para el monitoreo in situ de la transformación de PATP.
Utilizó nanoestructuras de Au@TiO2 y nanopartículas de oro desnudo (NP) para estudios comparativos.
Reacciones investigadas con y sin oxígeno para diferenciar las funciones de portador.

Principales resultados:

La oxidación PATP mediada por el portador energético ocurrió incluso sin oxígeno, principalmente cerca de la superficie del oro.
La reacción fue eficiente en las nanoestructuras de Au@TiO2, pero se vio obstaculizada por una barrera de óxido de silicio en los NP Au desnudos.
El producto de oxidación difería en la presencia de oxígeno, lo que indica mecanismos distintos para el agujero caliente y la participación de electrones calientes.

Conclusiones:

Los electrones calientes y los agujeros generados por los plasmones de superficie juegan un papel importante en la conducción de las transformaciones químicas.
Las propiedades de la interfaz de las nanoestructuras son críticas para las reacciones eficientes mediadas por plasmones.
Las vías de reacción distintas están mediadas por agujeros calientes y electrones calientes, especialmente en presencia de oxígeno.

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