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ArticleFrontiers in chemistry2026

Engineering the surface chemistry of silicon nanocrystals for efficient Ag-Si hybrid photocatalysts toward CO

Huai Chen, Xuebiao Deng, Meiqi Lin, Lei Liang, Tingting Chen, Jiale Si, Yangyang Xiong, Zhenyu Yang, Linwei Yu

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Huai ChenMOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xuebiao DengMOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Meiqi LinMOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Lei LiangState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Tingting ChenState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Jiale SiState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yangyang XiongMOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhenyu YangMOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Linwei YuState Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) enable exceptional light harvesting via localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR), yet their photocatalytic utility is limited by ultrafast charge recombination and surface contamination from synthesis. Here, we overcome these challenges by applying the surface chemistry of silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) to synthesize hybrid nanostructures of uncoated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The alkyl-passivated SiNC surface acts as a reductive template, guiding the

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CO2 reductionphotocatalystssilicon nanocrystals (SiNCs)silver nanopartclessurface chemistry

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