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ArticleNature communications2025

Alchemically-glazed plasmonic nanocavities using atomic layer metals: controllably synergizing catalysis and plasmonics.

Shu Hu, Eric S A Goerlitzer, Qianqi Lin, Bart de Nijs, Vyacheslav M Silkin, Jeremy J Baumberg

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Shu HuDepartment of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-7966
Eric S A GoerlitzerNanophotonics Centre, Dept. of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-929X
Qianqi LinNanophotonics Centre, Dept. of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7578-838X
Bart de NijsPhysics for Sustainable Chemistry Group, Dept. of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8234-723X
Vyacheslav M SilkinDonostia International Physics Center, San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain.
Jeremy J BaumbergNanophotonics Centre, Dept. of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. jjb12@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9606-9488

Funding

EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 883703 PICOFORCERCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/L027151/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/X037770/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/Y008162/1
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Abstract

Plasmonic nanocavities offer exceptional confinement of light, making them effective for energy conversion applications. However, limitations with stability, materials, and chemical activity have impeded their practical implementation. Here we integrate ultrathin palladium (Pd) metal films from sub- to few- atomic monolayers inside plasmonic nanocavities using underpotential deposition. Despite the poor plasmonic properties of bulk Pd in the visible region, minimal loss in optical field enhancement is delivered along with Pd chemical enhancement, as confirmed by ab initio calculations. Such synergistic effects significantly enhance photocatalytic activity of the plasmonic nanocavities as well as photostability by suppressing surface atom migration. We show the atomic alchemical-glazing approach is general for a range of catalytic metals that bridge plasmonic and chemical catalysis, yielding broad applications in photocatalysis for optimal chemical transformation.

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