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Asymmetric Multipole Plasmon-Mediated Catalysis Shifts the Product Selectivity of CO<sub>2</sub> Photoreduction toward C<sub>2+</sub> Products

Ehsan VahidzadehDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, CanadaSheng ZengDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, CanadaAjay P. ManuelDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, CanadaSaralyn RiddellDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, CanadaPawan KumarDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, CanadaKazi M. AlamDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, CanadaKarthik ShankarDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada

2021en

ABI

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Cu/TiO2 is a well-known photocatalyst for the photocatalytic transformation of CO2 into methane. The formation of C2+ products such as ethane and ethanol rather than methane is more interesting due to their higher energy density and economic value, but the formation of C–C bonds is currently a major challenge in CO2 photoreduction. In this context, we report the dominant formation of a C2 product, namely, ethane, from the gas-phase photoreduction of CO2 using TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) decorated with large-sized (80–200 nm) Ag and Cu nanoparticles without the use of a sacrificial agent or hole scavenger. Isotope-labeled mass spectrometry was used to verify the origin and identity of the reaction products. Under 2 h AM1.5G 1-sun illumination, the total rate of hydrocarbon production (methane + ethane) was highest for AgCu-TNTA with a total CxH2x+2 rate of 23.88 μmol g–1 h–1. Under identical conditions, the CxH2x+2 production rates for Ag-TNTA and Cu-TNTA were 6.54 and 1.39 μmol g–1 h–1, respectively. The ethane selectivity was the highest for AgCu-TNTA with 60.7%, while the ethane selectivity was found to be 15.9 and 10% for the Ag-TNTA and Cu-TNTA, respectively. Adjacent adsorption sites in our photocatalyst develop an asymmetric charge distribution due to quadrupole resonances in large metal nanoparticles and multipole resonances in Ag–Cu heterodimers. Such an asymmetric charge distribution decreases adsorbate–adsorbate repulsion and facilitates C–C coupling of reaction intermediates, which otherwise occurs poorly in TNTAs decorated with small metal nanoparticles.

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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21067

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