| Title: | Silver-Copper Oxide Heteronanostructures for the Plasmonic-Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxidation of N-Hexane in the Visible-NIR Range |
| Author(s): | Suarez H; Ramirez A; Bueno-Alejo CJ; Hueso JL; |
| Address: | "Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, C/Poeta Mariano Esquillor, s/n; Campus Rio Ebro, Edificio I+D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain. KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon (ICMA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC-University of Zaragoza), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1996-1944 (Print) 1996-1944 (Electronic) 1996-1944 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are recognized as hazardous contributors to air pollution, precursors of multiple secondary byproducts, troposphere aerosols, and recognized contributors to respiratory and cancer-related issues in highly populated areas. Moreover, VOCs present in indoor environments represent a challenging issue that need to be addressed due to its increasing presence in nowadays society. Catalytic oxidation by noble metals represents the most effective but costly solution. The use of photocatalytic oxidation has become one of the most explored alternatives given the green and sustainable advantages of using solar light or low-consumption light emitting devices. Herein, we have tried to address the shortcomings of the most studied photocatalytic systems based on titania (TiO(2)) with limited response in the UV-range or alternatively the high recombination rates detected in other transition metal-based oxide systems. We have developed a silver-copper oxide heteronanostructure able to combine the plasmonic-enhanced properties of Ag nanostructures with the visible-light driven photoresponse of CuO nanoarchitectures. The entangled Ag-CuO heteronanostructure exhibits a broad absorption towards the visible-near infrared (NIR) range and achieves total photo-oxidation of n-hexane under irradiation with different light-emitting diodes (LEDs) specific wavelengths at temperatures below 180 degrees C and outperforming its thermal catalytic response or its silver-free CuO illuminated counterpart" |
| Keywords: | VOCs remediation full-spectrum photoresponse plasmonic photocatalysis silver-copper oxide; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINESuarez, Hugo Ramirez, Adrian Bueno-Alejo, Carlos J Hueso, Jose L eng CTQ2016-77147/Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion/ Switzerland 2019/11/27 Materials (Basel). 2019 Nov 22; 12(23):3858. doi: 10.3390/ma12233858" |
