Plasmon-induced selective carbon dioxide conversion on earth-abundant aluminum-cuprous oxide antenna-reactor nanoparticles

Hossein Robatjazi; Hangqi Zhao; Dayne F. Swearer; Nathaniel J. Hogan; Linan Zhou; Alessandro Alabastri; Michael J. McClain; Peter Nordlander; Naomi J. Halas

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00055-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Plasmon-induced selective carbon dioxide conversion on earth-abundant aluminum-cuprous oxide antenna-reactor nanoparticles

Hossein Robatjazi,
Hangqi Zhao,
Dayne F. Swearer,
Nathaniel J. Hogan,
Linan Zhou,
Alessandro Alabastri,
Michael J. McClain,
Peter Nordlander,
Naomi J. Halas

Affiliations

Hossein Robatjazi: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
Hangqi Zhao: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
Dayne F. Swearer: Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University
Nathaniel J. Hogan: Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University
Linan Zhou: Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University
Alessandro Alabastri: Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University
Michael J. McClain: Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University
Peter Nordlander: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
Naomi J. Halas: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00055-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis holds promise for the control of chemical reactions. Here the authors report an Al@Cu2O heterostructure based on earth abundant materials to transform CO2 into CO at significantly milder conditions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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