A rich catalog of C–C bonded species formed in CO2 reduction on a plasmonic photocatalyst

Dinumol Devasia; Andrew J. Wilson; Jaeyoung Heo; Varun Mohan; Prashant K. Jain

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22868-9

Nature Communications (May 2021)

A rich catalog of C–C bonded species formed in CO2 reduction on a plasmonic photocatalyst

Dinumol Devasia,
Andrew J. Wilson,
Jaeyoung Heo,
Varun Mohan,
Prashant K. Jain

Affiliations

Dinumol Devasia: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrew J. Wilson: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jaeyoung Heo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Varun Mohan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Prashant K. Jain: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22868-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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In situ vibrational spectroscopy affords a powerful tool for probing elementary chemical processes on catalytic surfaces. Using surface enhanced Raman scattering, authors identify an array of multicarbon species formed on a Ag nanoparticle catalyst in plasmon-driven reduction of CO2 in water.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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