title: Plasmon-driven sequential chemical reactions in an aqueous environment.
abstract: Plasmon-driven sequential chemical reactions were successfully realized in an aqueous environment. In an electrochemical environment, sequential chemical reactions were driven by an applied potential and laser irradiation. Furthermore, the rate of the chemical reaction was controlled via pH, which provides indirect evidence that the hot electrons generated from plasmon decay play an important role in plasmon-driven chemical reactions. In acidic conditions, the hot electrons were captured by the abundant H(+) in the aqueous environment, which prevented the chemical reaction. The developed plasmon-driven chemical reactions in an aqueous environment will significantly expand the applications of plasmon chemistry and may provide a promising avenue for green chemistry using plasmon catalysis in aqueous environments under irradiation by sunlight.
authors: 1] The Beijing Key Laboratory for Nano-Photonics and Nano-Structure, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, People's Republic of China [2] Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 603-146, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: The Beijing Key Laboratory for Nano-Photonics and Nano-Structure, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, People's Republic of China.
authors: Peijie
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authors: Wang
authors: 1] Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany [2] Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg, 07743 Jena, Germany.
authors: Zhenglong
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authors: Zhang
authors: Division of Bionanophotonics, Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden.
authors: Yurui
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authors: Fang
authors: 1] The Beijing Key Laboratory for Nano-Photonics and Nano-Structure, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, People's Republic of China [2] Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 603-146, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China.
authors: Mengtao
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authors: Sun