Fig. 4: Schematic diagram of the electrocatalytic CO2RR response of a AuNP under illumination (i.e. plasmon excitation) versus its reactivity under dark conditions. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Schematic diagram of the electrocatalytic CO2RR response of a AuNP under illumination (i.e. plasmon excitation) versus its reactivity under dark conditions.

From: Effect of crystal facets in plasmonic catalysis

Fig. 4: Schematic diagram of the electrocatalytic CO2RR response of a AuNP under illumination (i.e. plasmon excitation) versus its reactivity under dark conditions.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

While the response is dominated by the exposed crystal facets in dark, the FE(CO) highly enhances upon plasmon excitation and the significance of uncoordinated sites (i.e. edges, corners) appears to eclipse that of facets in the overall catalytic response.

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