Two-dimensional Flexible Plasmonic Photocatalysts

Nature’s leaf is the smart flexible photocatalytic system that can continuously carry out the chemical transformation without the need of catalyst regeneration and enable efficient sunlight harvesting for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Inspired by this sustainable Nature’s photosynthesis, this thesis has demonstrated the development of a few 2D flexible photocatalysts based on plasmonic multifunctional nanostructures that can offer continuous solar-to-chemical conversion, omnidirectional sunlight harvesting, and low-intensity sunlight-irradiated photocatalysis. It indicates the significance of the combination of nanoscale materials synthesis and macroscopic device design for future-generation artificial photosynthesis.