Abstract

A more practical model for plasmonic core@shell–satellite antenna–reactor photocatalysts is promoted. In contrast to the mainstream view, total light absorption in the Pt nanoparticle (NP) reactors can be further improved by 70% after coating a 10-nm-thick high refractive index TiO₂ shell on the large Ag antenna as a result of more Pt NPs undergoing high absorption enhancement. The enhancement effect is maximized at the electric quadrupole (EQ) resonance. Considering the high refractive index of the TiO₂ coating and the embedding of the Pt NPs, the underlying physics is addressed within classical electrodynamics, making a necessary supplement to the conventional plasmonic near-field enhancement mechanism. These findings provide a general strategy for developing novel, to the best of our knowledge, visible light photocatalysts made of transition metals directly.

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