Abstract

Plasmon-induced catalysis (PIC) is a rapidly growing research interest with many potentially known strategic applications. Over the last two decades, the PIC has been recognized as a promising approach to many conventional thermo-photo-electro catalytic conversions [1]. However, various strategies have been developed to optimize their high catalytic activity in fine chemical synthesis and the associated plasmonic properties can enhance the selectivity and broad light-matter interactions. Indeed, colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) of copper (Cu) chalcogenides have a unique size and shape-dependent catalytic performance that emerges due to nano-confined quantum dots. Whereas, the associated defects, band-structure engineering, and alloying influences the structural and optoelectronic properties [2]. Owing to the remarkable advances in copper chalcogenides with different sizes, shapes and tuneable compositions have promoted several PIC applications. The ubiquitous thermo-photo-electro catalytic reaction includes selective oxidation, selective reduction, cross-coupling, and addition reactions [3]. Moreover, Cu chalcogenide NCs have gained tremendous attention due to their high abundance, environmental compatibility, potentially stable crystal structures, and broad range of compositions. Thus, PIC with Cu chalcogenide NCs offers a realistic approach for large-scale synthesis and sustainable applications (CO2

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