Monitoring plasmonic hot-carrier chemical reactions at the single particle level
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Journal Article
Abstract
Plasmon excitation in metal nanoparticles triggers the generation of highly energetic charge carriers that, when properly manipulated and exploited, can mediate chemical reactions. Single-particle techniques are key to unearthing the underlying mechanisms of hot-carrier generation, transport and injection, as well as to disentangling the role of the temperature increase and the enhanced near-field at the nanoparticle-molecule interface. Gaining nanoscopic insight into these processes and their interplay could aid in the rational design of plasmonic photocatalysts. Here, we present three different approaches to monitor hot-carrier reactivity at the single-particle level. We use a combination of dark-field microscopy and photoelectrochemistry to track a hot-hole driven reaction on a single Au nanoparticle. We image hot-electron reactivity with sub-particle spatial resolution using nanoscopy techniques. Finally, we push the limits by looking for a hot-electron induced chemical reaction that generates a fluorescent product, which should enable imaging plasmonic photocatalysis at the single-particle and single-molecule levels.
Date Issued
2019-05-01
Date Acceptance
2018-10-24
Citation
Faraday Discussions, 2019, 214, pp.73-87
ISSN
1359-6640
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
73
End Page
87
Journal / Book Title
Faraday Discussions
Volume
214
Copyright Statement
© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30810127
Grant Number
EP/M013812/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Physical
Chemistry
VISIBLE-LIGHT
SPECTROSCOPY
ABSORPTION
CONVERSION
DYNAMICS
ENERGY
0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
0904 Chemical Engineering
0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
Chemical Physics
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2018-10-24