Evidence and implications of direct charge excitation as the dominant mechanism in plasmon-mediated photocatalysis

The excitation of metal nanoparticles with light can lead to localized surface plasmon resonances, capable of driving chemical reactions in bound species. Here, the authors elucidate this mechanism and suggest that future plasmonic catalysts may be able to selectively activate specific chemical bond...

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Main Authors: Calvin Boerigter, Robert Campana, Matthew Morabito, Suljo Linic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10545