Plasmon-Enhanced Sub-Bandgap Photocatalysis via Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion for Volatile Organic Compound Degradation

Hyoung Il Kim; Seunghyun Weon; Homan Kang; Anna L. Hagstrom; Oh Seok Kwon; Yoon Sik Lee; Wonyong Choi; Jae Hong Kim

doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b02729

Plasmon-Enhanced Sub-Bandgap Photocatalysis via Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion for Volatile Organic Compound Degradation

Hyoung Il Kim, Seunghyun Weon, Homan Kang, Anna L. Hagstrom, Oh Seok Kwon, Yoon Sik Lee, Wonyong Choi, Jae Hong Kim

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This study demonstrates the first reported photocatalytic decomposition of an indoor air pollutant, acetaldehyde, using low-energy, sub-bandgap photons harnessed through sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) upconversion (UC). To utilize low-intensity noncoherent indoor light and maximize photocatalytic activity, we designed a plasmon-enhanced sub-bandgap photocatalyst device consisting of two main components: (1) TTA-UC rubbery polymer films containing broad-band plasmonic particles (Ag-SiO₂) to upconvert sub-bandgap photons, and (2) nanodiamond (ND)-loaded WO₃ as a visible-light photocatalyst composite. Effective decomposition of acetaldehyde was achieved using ND/WO₃ (E_g = 2.8 eV) coupled with TTA-UC polymer films that emit blue photons (λ_Em = 425 nm, 2.92 eV) upconverted from green photons (λ_Ex = 532 nm, 2.33 eV), which are wasted in most environmental photocatalysis. The overall photocatalytic efficiency was amplified by the broad-band surface plasmon resonance of AgNP-SiO₂ particles incorporated into the TTA-UC films.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11184-11192
Number of pages	9
Journal	Environmental Science and Technology
Volume	50
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b02729
Publication status	Published - 2016 Oct 18

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant CBET-1335934) and by the Global Research Laboratory (GRL) Program (Grant NRF-2014K1A1A2041044) funded by the Korean government (MSIP) through NRF.

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