Journal Article

FZJ-2023-01718

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Ultrabroadband plasmon driving selective photoreforming of methanol under ambient conditions

Uddin, N.Extern* ; Sun, Z.Extern* ; Langley, J.Extern* ; Lu, H.Extern* ; Cao, P. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Wibowo, A.Extern* ; Yin, X.Extern* ; Tang, C. S.Extern* ; Nguyen, H. T.Extern* ; Evans, J. D.Extern* ; Li, X.Extern* ; Zhang, X.Extern* ; Heggen, M.FZJ* ; Dunin-Borkowski, R. E.FZJ* ; Wee, A. T. S.Extern* ; Zhao, H.Extern* ; Cox, N.Extern* ; Yin, Z.Extern*

2023
National Acad. of Sciences Washington, DC

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/34329  doi:10.1073/pnas.2212075120

Abstract: Photoreforming of methanol has been envisioned as a promising pathway to produce H2 fuel which gained interest over the years. However, the formation of CO2/CO byproducts from this pathway has seen as a major hurdle to its practical realization because the evolution of CO2 and/or CO gases will negatively contribute toward the global-warming and/or environmental issues. To resolve these issues, herein, we discovered solar-driven ultrabroadband plasmonic photoreforming of pure methanol to pure, green and self-separable H2 energy production with zero-emission from an all-plasmonic Cu–WC/W catalytic system. The local electric field, lattice misfit strain, and the monodirectional flow of charge carriers by optical dielectric gradient work in synergy to enable the superior plasmonic photocatalysis in this all-plasmonic system.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Physik Nanoskaliger Systeme (ER-C-1)

Research Program(s):

1. 5351 - Platform for Correlative, In Situ and Operando Characterization (POF4-535) (POF4-535)
2. 5353 - Understanding the Structural and Functional Behavior of Solid State Systems (POF4-535) (POF4-535)

Appears in the scientific report 2023

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