Aerosol-sprayed gold/ceria photocatalyst with superior plasmonic hot electron-enabled visible-light activity

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 2560-2571

  Jia, Henglei ^a   Zhu, Xiao Ming ^b   Jiang, Ruibin ^c   Wang, Jianfang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^c SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ceria; Gold nanoparticles; Mesoporous materials; Metal oxides; Photocatalysis; Plasmon resonance; Plasmonic photocatalysts; Selective alcohol oxidation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; GOLD; HOT ELECTRONS; INFRARED DEVICES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSPHERES; OXIDATION; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; METAL OXIDES; PLASMON RESONANCES; PLASMONIC PHOTOCATALYSTS; SELECTIVE ALCOHOL OXIDATIONS;

LIGHT;

EID: 85011064132     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15184     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Lang, X. J.; Chen, X. D.; Zhao, J. C. Heterogeneous Visible Light Photocatalysis for Selective Organic Transformations. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 473-486.
2. Linic, S.; Aslam, U.; Boerigter, C.; Morabito, M. Photochemical Transformations on Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles. Nat. Mater. 2015, 14, 567-576.
3. Linic, S.; Christopher, P.; Ingram, D. B. Plasmonic-Metal Nanostructures for Efficient Conversion of Solar to Chemical Energy. Nat. Mater. 2011, 10, 911-921.
4. Kubacka, A.; Fernandez-García, M.; Colon, G. Advanced Nanoarchitectures for Solar Photocatalytic Applications. Chem. Rev. 2012, 112, 1555-1614.
5. Tachibana, Y.; Vayssieres, L.; Durrant, J. R. Artificial Photosyn-thesis for Solar Water-Splitting. Nat. Photonics 2012, 6, 511-518.
6. Ravelli, D.; Dondi, D.; Fagnoni, M.; Albini, A. Photocatalysis. A Multi-Faceted Concept for Green Chemistry. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 1999-2011.
7. Osterloh, F. E. Inorganic Materials as Catalysts for Photochemical Splitting of Water. Chem. Mater. 2008, 20, 35-54.
8. Kudo, A.; Miseki, Y. Heterogeneous Photocatalyst Materials for Water Splitting. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 253-278.
9. Warren, S. C.; Thimsen, E. Plasmonic Solar Water Splitting. Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5, 5133-5146.
10. Jiang, R. B.; Li, B. X.; Fang, C. H.; Wang, J. F. Metal/Semiconductor Hybrid Nanostructures for Plasmon-Enhanced Appli cations. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 5274-5309.
11. Wang, C. L.; Astruc, D. Nanogold Plasmonic Photocatalysis for Organic Synthesis and Clean Energy Conversion. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 7188-7216.
12. Zhang, P.; Wang, T.; Gong, J. L. Mechanistic Understanding of the Plasmonic Enhancement for Solar Water Splitting. Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 5328-5342.
13. Clavero, C. Plasmon-Induced Hot-Electron Generation at Nanoparticle/Metal-Oxide Interfaces for Photovoltaic and Photo-catalytic Devices. Nat. Photonics 2014, 8, 95-103.
14. Chen, X. B.; Shen, S. H.; Guo, L. J.; Mao, S. S. Semiconductor-Based Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 6503-6570.
15. Xiao, M. D.; Jiang, R. B.; Wang, F.; Fang, C. H.; Wang, J. F.; Yu, J. C. Plasmon-Enhanced Chemical Reactions. J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 5790-5805.
16. 2 Photocatalysts with Strong Localization of Plasmonic Near-Fields for Efficient Visible-Light Hydrogen Generation. Adv. Mater. 2012, 24, 2310-2314.
17. Xiao, F.-X.; Zeng, Z. P.; Hsu, S.-H.; Hung, S.-F.; Chen, H. M.; Liu, B. Light-Induced In Situ Transformation of Metal Clusters to Metal Nanocrystals for Photocatalysis. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 28105-28109.
18. 2 onto Gold Nanorods for Plasmon-Enhanced Hydrogen Production from Water Reduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 1114-1117.
19. Zhao, Q.; Ji, M. W.; Qian, H. M.; Dai, B. S.; Weng, L.; Gui, J.; Zhang, J. T.; Ouyang, M.; Zhu, H. S. Controlling Structural Symmetry of a Hybrid Nanostructure and its Effect on Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 1387-1392.
20. 2 as Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalyst. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 9280-9283.
21. 4 "Seaweed" Architecture for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11433-11437.
22. Chen, Y.-S.; Kamat, P. V. Glutathione-Capped Gold Nano-clusters as Photosensitizers. Visible Light-Induced Hydrogen Generation in Neutral Water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 6075-6082.
23. 2 Superstructure-Based Plasmonic Photocatalysts Exhibiting Efficient Charge Separation and Unprecedented Activity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 458-465.
24. 2 Catalysts. Science 2006, 311, 362-365.
25. Dreyer, D. R.; Jia, H.-P.; Bielawski, C. W. Graphene Oxide: A Convenient Carbocatalyst for Facilitating Oxidation and Hydration Reactions. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6813-6816.
26. 6 in Organic Solvent-Free Environment. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 1257-1269.
27. 5 Driven by Visible Light. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 9324-9332.
28. 2 Particles as Active Plasmonic Photocatalysts for Aerobic Oxidation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 6309-6315.
29. 2 Exhibiting Strong Surface Plasmon Resonance Effective for Selective or Chemoselective Oxidation of Alcohols to Aldehydes or Ketones in Aqueous Suspensions under Irradiation by Green Light. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 14526-14533.
30. Li, B. X.; Gu, T.; Ming, T.; Wang, J. X.; Wang, P.; Wang, J. F.; Yu, J. C. (Gold Core)@(Ceria Shell) Nanostructures for Plasmon-Enhanced Catalytic Reactions under Visible Light. ACS Nano 2014, 8, 8152-8162.
31. Kuai, L.; Wang, J. X.; Ming, T.; Fang, C. H.; Sun, Z. H.; Geng, B. Y.; Wang, J. F. Aerosol-Spray Diverse Mesoporous Metal Oxides from Metal Nitrates. Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 9923.
32. Jin, Z.; Xiao, M. D.; Bao, Z. H.; Wang, P.; Wang, J. F. A General Approach to Mesoporous Metal Oxide Microspheres Loaded with Noble Metal Nanoparticles. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 6406-6410.
33. 2 Microspheres Prepared with Polystyrene Nanospheres as Carriers and Templates. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2013, 23, 2137-2144.
34. Pagliari, F.; Mandoli, C.; Forte, G.; Magnani, E.; Pagliari, S.; Nardone, G.; Licoccia, S.; Minieri, M.; Di Nardo, P.; Traversa, E. Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Protect Cardiac Progenitor Cells from Oxidative Stress. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 3767-3775.
35. Mai, H.-X.; Sun, L.-D.; Zhang, Y.-W.; Si, R.; Feng, W.; Zhang, H.-P.; Liu, H.-C.; Yan, C.-H. Shape-Selective Synthesis and Oxygen Storage Behavior of Ceria Nanopolyhedra, Nanorods, and Nanocubes. J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 24380-24385.
36. Chen, H. J.; Wang, F.; Li, K.; Woo, K. C.; Wang, J. F.; Li, Q.; Sun, L.-D.; Zhang, X. X.; Lin, H.-Q.; Yan, C.-H. Plasmonic Percolation: Plasmon-Manifested Dielectric-to-Metal Transition. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 7162-7171.
37. Vamvasakis, I.; Subrahmanyam, K. S.; Kanatzidis, M. G.; Armatas, G. S. Template-Directed Assembly of Metal-Chalcogenide Nanocrystals into Ordered Mesoporous Networks. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 4419-4426.
38. Chen, W. Z.; Rein, F. N.; Rocha, R. C. Homogeneous Photocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols by a Chromophore-Catalyst Dyad of Ruthenium Complexes. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 9672-9675.
39. Kalita, D.; Radaram, B.; Brooks, B.; Kannam, P. P.; Zhao, X. A. Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Water by Ruthenium Complexes. ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 571-573.
40. 2 Nano-particle Assemblies with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 6687-6689.
41. 2S-CdS Semiconductors. Nanoscale 2014, 6, 8694-8703.
42. Sarina, S.; Zhu, H. Y.; Jaatinen, E.; Xiao, Q.; Liu, H. W.; Jia, J. F.; Chen, C.; Zhao, J. Enhancing Catalytic Performance of Palladium in Gold and Palladium Alloy Nanoparticles for Organic Synthesis Reactions through Visible Light Irradiation at Ambient Temperatures. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 5793-5801.
43. Xu, Y.; Schoonen, M. A. A. The Absolute Energy Positions of Conduction and Valence Bands of Selected Semiconducting Minerals. Am. Mineral. 2000, 85, 543-556.
44. Hou, W. B.; Cronin, S. B. A Review of Surface Plasmon Resonance-Enhanced Photocatalysis. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2013, 23, 1612-1619.
45. 3) Photoelectrodes. ChemSusChem 2011, 4, 432-449.
46. Li, L.; Tsung, C.-K.; Yang, Z.; Stucky, G. D.; Sun, L. D.; Wang, J. F.; Yan, C. H. Rare-Earth-Doped Nanocrystalline Titania Micro-spheres Emitting Luminescence via Energy Transfer. Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 903-908.
47. Abad, A.; Concepcion, P.; Corma, A.; García, H. A Collaborative Effect between Gold and a Support Induces the Selective Oxidation of Alcohols. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 4066-4069.
48. 2 Nanorods and Their Catalytic Activity for CO Oxidation and Nitrile Hydrolysis Reactions. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 22988-22996.
49. 2. ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 613-621.
50. Cargnello, M.; Doan-Nguyen, V. V. T.; Gordon, T. R.; Diaz, R. E.; Stach, E. A.; Gorte, R. J.; Fornasiero, P.; Murray, C. B. Control of Metal Nanocrystal Size Reveals Metal-Support Interface Role for Ceria Catalysts. Science 2013, 341, 771-773.
51. Abad, A.; Corma, A.; García, H. Catalyst Parameters Determining Activity and Selectivity of Supported Gold Nanoparticles for the Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols: The Molecular Reaction Mechanism. Chem.-Eur. J. 2008, 14, 212-222.
52. Liu, Z. W.; Hou, W. B.; Pavaskar, P.; Aykol, M.; Cronin, S. B. Plasmon Resonant Enhancement of Photocatalytic Water Splitting under Visible Illumination. Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 1111-1116.
53. Li, H.; Shi, J. G.; Zhao, K.; Zhang, L. Z. Sustainable Molecular Oxygen Activation with Oxygen Vacancies on the {001} Facets of BiOCl Nanosheets under Solar Light. Nanoscale 2014, 6, 14168-14173.
54. Fang, C. H.; Jia, H. L.; Chang, S.; Ruan, Q. F.; Wang, P.; Chen, T.; Wang, J. F. (Gold Core)/(Titania Shell) Nanostructures for Plasmon-Enhanced Photon Harvesting and Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species. Energy Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 3431-3438.
55. Ha, J. W.; Ruberu, T. P. A.; Han, R.; Dong, B.; Vela, J.; Fang, N. Super-Resolution Mapping of Photogenerated Electron and Hole Separation in Single Metal-Semiconductor Nanocatalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 1398-1408.
56. Hung, S. F.; Xiao, F. X.; Hsu, Y. Y.; Suen, N. T.; Yang, H. B.; Chen, H. M.; Liu, B. Iridium Oxide-Assisted Plasmon-Induced Hot Carriers: Improvement on Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Hot Carriers. Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1501339.
57. Mubeen, S.; Lee, J.; Singh, N.; Kramer, S.; Stucky, G. D.; Moskovits, M. An Autonomous Photosynthetic Device in Which All Charge Carriers Derive from Surface Plasmons. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2013, 8, 247-251.