Overcoming the bottleneck of d-band holes in plasmonic photocatalysis through molecular electronic coupling
- 6 May 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Nanoscale
- Vol. 18 (22) , 11979-11991
Abstract
D-Band hole extraction is a rate-limiting step in plasmonic photocatalysis. Stronger metal–ligand electronic coupling accelerates hole transfer, suppresses recombination, and enhances overall photocatalytic efficiency.Keywords
Funding Information
- Anusandhan National Research Foundation (CRG/2020/003471)
- University Grants Commission
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DST/WISE-PDF/CS-130/2023)
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