Light Entrapment by Plasmonic Chiral Lock for Enhancement of 2D Flakes Catalytic Activity.
| Title: | Light Entrapment by Plasmonic Chiral Lock for Enhancement of 2D Flakes Catalytic Activity. |
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| Authors: | Tulupova A; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Zabelin D; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Tosovska A; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Bainova P; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Erzina M; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Zabelina A; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Burtsev V; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Skvortsova A; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Urbanova M; Department of Physics and Measurements, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Kartau M; School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.; Karimullah AS; School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.; Svorcik V; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic.; Lyutakov O; Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic. |
| Source: | ACS applied materials & interfaces [ACS Appl Mater Interfaces] 2025 Jun 04; Vol. 17 (22), pp. 32553-32565. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 May 21. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: American Chemical Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101504991 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1944-8252 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19448244 NLM ISO Abbreviation: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces Subsets: MEDLINE; PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society |
| Abstract: | Plasmon-based triggering leads to an effective increase of material catalytic activity in a number of relevant photoelectrochemical transformations, including nitrogen reduction for the production of ammonia. The efficiency of the plasmon assistance can be significantly increased through the rational design of hybrid photoelectrodes, e.g., by placing a redox-active material at plasmonic hot spots that may arise between two coupled nanostructures. In this work, we describe the creation and utilization of chiral plasmon-active hybrid structures (based on the so-called gold helicoids) coupled with redox-active 2H-MoS2. The chiral plasmon-active gold nanoparticles (with the same or opposite chirality) were spatially separated by thin two-dimensional (2D) flakes to reach mutual plasmon coupling between them. Using numerical simulations and SERS measurements, the dependence of the local enhancement of the electric field (EF) inside the created plasmon-active diastereomer consisting of Au helicoid-2D MoS2-Au helicoid "sandwich structure", on the mutual chirality of the nanoparticles is demonstrated. It is found that the plasmon energy is more efficiently "concentrated" in the MoS2 space using the "chiral trap" of light energy (i.e., chiral plasmonic lock), even in the case where the chiral handedness of Au nanoparticles is matching. The created hybrid structures were subsequently used for nitrogen reduction and ammonia production proceeding on the MoS2 surface. A clear dependence of the catalytic activity of MoS2 on the matching or mismatching of Au helicoid chiralities (and related local value of EF) is observed. In particular, a two-time increase in the ammonia yield is obtained in the case of matching chirality, compared to that in the case of mismatched configuration or the control experiments performed with nonchiral Au nanocubes. Hence, the utilization of chiral plasmonic nanoparticles and their dimers (or multimers) provides an additional opportunity for even more effective photosensibilization of redox-active materials. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: MoS2 flakes; chiral gold helicoids; nitrogen reduction; plasmon coupling; plasmon-assisted chemistry |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250521 Latest Revision: 20250611 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12147081 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acsami.5c08060 |
| PMID: | 40397016 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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