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- 2020Stabilization of reduced copper on ceria aerogels for CO oxidationcitations
- 2020Power of Aerogel Platforms to Explore Mesoscale Transport in Catalysis.citations
- 2018(Invited) Nanoscale Design and Modification of Plasmonic Aerogels for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
- 2017Oxidation-stable plasmonic copper nanoparticles in photocatalytic TiO2 nanoarchitecturescitations
- 2017Plasmonic Aerogels as a Three-Dimensional Nanoscale Platform for Solar Fuel Photocatalysiscitations
- 2017Effects of Nanoscale Interfacial Design on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Activity at Plasmonic Au–TiO<sub>2</sub> and Au–TiO<sub>2</sub>/Pt Aerogels
- 2017Oxidation−Stable Plasmonic Copper Nanoparticles in Photocatalytic TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoarchitectures
- 2013Plasmonic enhancement of visible-light water splitting with Au-TiO2 composite aerogels.citations
- 2013Electron Tomography of Gold Nanoparticles in Titania Composite Aerogels: Probing Structure to Understand Photochemistry
- 2008Electron thermal microscopycitations
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Oxidation−Stable Plasmonic Copper Nanoparticles in Photocatalytic TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoarchitectures
Abstract
<jats:p>We describe the incorporation of plasmonic copper (Cu) nanoparticles into titania (TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>) aerogels and demonstrate surface plasmon resonance (SPR)–driven photoelectrochemical oxidation of methanol under visible light. Copper could provide a more abundant, less expensive alternative to gold and silver as a visible light–active plasmonic metal, however, the propensity of Cu to oxidize at the expense of its plasmonic character greatly limits its potential applications. Most reports of supported, plasmonic Cu nanoparticles describe the necessity of preventing Cu oxidation by maintaining strictly anoxic environments or relying on surface-obscuring chemical stabilizers. We stabilize plasmonic Cu nanoparticles by establishing extensive interfacial contact between Cu nanoparticles and a TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> aerogel support. The multiple points of contact between 2–3 nm Cu nanoparticles photodeposited at the networked ~10 nm TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> particulates of the aerogel stabilizes Cu against oxidation to an extent that preserves the plasmonic behavior of the nanoparticles, even after long-term exposure to ambient air. The wavelength dependence of photoelectrochemical methanol oxidation at Cu/TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> aerogel photoanodes verifies the plasmonic origin of the photoelectrochemistry. Plasmonic behavior is not seen for Cu photodeposited at a commercially available, non-networked TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> nanopowder in which the primary particle size is ~10× greater than the size of the supported Cu particle. The divergent behavior of Cu when a 3D Cu||oxide interface is formed on aerogel supports compared to the 1D junction between Cu on commercial TiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> nanopowder supports highlights the importance of the interfacial design motif on preserving plasmonic Cu. </jats:p><jats:p></jats:p>