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Near-infrared-featured broadband CO2 reduction with water to hydrocarbons by surface plasmon

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  • Canyu Hu

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center)

  • Xing Chen

    (Tianjin University)

  • Jingxiang Low

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yaw-Wen Yang

    (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)

  • Hao Li

    (Anhui Normal University)

  • Di Wu

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center)

  • Shuangming Chen

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Jianbo Jin

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • He Li

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Huanxin Ju

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Chia-Hsin Wang

    (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center)

  • Zhou Lu

    (Anhui Normal University)

  • Ran Long

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Li Song

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yujie Xiong

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center
    Anhui Normal University)

Abstract

Imitating the natural photosynthesis to synthesize hydrocarbon fuels represents a viable strategy for solar-to-chemical energy conversion, where utilizing low-energy photons, especially near-infrared photons, has been the ultimate yet challenging aim to further improving conversion efficiency. Plasmonic metals have proven their ability in absorbing low-energy photons, however, it remains an obstacle in effectively coupling this energy into reactant molecules. Here we report the broadband plasmon-induced CO2 reduction reaction with water, which achieves a CH4 production rate of 0.55 mmol g−1 h−1 with 100% selectivity to hydrocarbon products under 400 mW cm−2 full-spectrum light illumination and an apparent quantum efficiency of 0.38% at 800 nm illumination. We find that the enhanced local electric field plays an irreplaceable role in efficient multiphoton absorption and selective energy transfer for such an excellent light-driven catalytic performance. This work paves the way to the technique for low-energy photon utilization.

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  • Canyu Hu & Xing Chen & Jingxiang Low & Yaw-Wen Yang & Hao Li & Di Wu & Shuangming Chen & Jianbo Jin & He Li & Huanxin Ju & Chia-Hsin Wang & Zhou Lu & Ran Long & Li Song & Yujie Xiong, 2023. "Near-infrared-featured broadband CO2 reduction with water to hydrocarbons by surface plasmon," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-35860-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35860-2
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