Impact of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Catalysis

Andrei Stefancu, Javier Aizpurua, Ivano Alessandri, Ilko Bald, Jeremy J Baumberg, Lucas V Besteiro, Phillip Christopher, Miguel Correa-Duarte, Bart de Nijs, Angela Demetriadou, Renee R Frontiera, Tomohiro Fukushima, Naomi J Halas, Prashant K Jain, Zee Hwan Kim, Dmitry Kurouski, Holger Lange, Jian-Feng Li, Luis M Liz-Marzán, Ivan T LucasAlfred J Meixner, Kei Murakoshi, Peter Nordlander, William J Peveler, Raul Quesada-Cabrera, Emilie Ringe, George C Schatz, Sebastian Schlücker, Zachary D Schultz, Emily Xi Tan, Zhong-Qun Tian, Lingzhi Wang, Bert M Weckhuysen, Wei Xie, Xing Yi Ling, Jinlong Zhang, Zhigang Zhao, Ru-Yu Zhou, Emiliano Cortés*

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Abstract

Catalysis stands as an indispensable cornerstone of modern society, underpinning the production of over 80% of manufactured goods and driving over 90% of industrial chemical processes. As the demand for more efficient and sustainable processes grows, better catalysts are needed. Understanding the working principles of catalysts is key, and over the last 50 years, surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) has become essential. Discovered in 1974, SERS has evolved into a mature and powerful analytical tool, transforming the way in which we detect molecules across disciplines. In catalysis, SERS has enabled insights into dynamic surface phenomena, facilitating the monitoring of the catalyst structure, adsorbate interactions, and reaction kinetics at very high spatial and temporal resolutions. This review explores the achievements as well as the future potential of SERS in the field of catalysis and energy conversion, thereby highlighting its role in advancing these critical areas of research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29337-29379
Number of pages43
JournalACS Nano
Volume18
Issue number43
Early online date14 Oct 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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Funding

A.S. and E.C. acknowledge funding and support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany ' s Excellence Strategy - EXC 2089/1-390776260, the Bavarian program Solar Technologies Go Hybrid (SolTech), the Center for NanoScience (CeNS), and the European Commission through the ERC SURFLIGHT. A.S. acknowledges support from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation. P.N. and N.J.H. acknowledge support from the Robert A. Welch Foundation under grants C-1222 and C-1220. N.H., P.N., and E.C. acknowledge the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) from Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) for financing the focus group on "Sustainable photocatalysis using plasmons and 2D materials (SusPhuP2M)" as part of the Hans Fisher Senior Fellowships program. I.B. acknowledges funding by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - CRC/SFB 1636 - Project ID 510943930. G.C.S. acknowledges grant DE-SC0004752 from the Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. I.T.L. acknowledges European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation program (OPINCHARGE project, grant agreement ID: 101104032), Battery2030+, and French Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR (ZORG project, grant ID: ANR-22-CE50-0005). This material is based upon work by P.K.J. supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-2323988. Z.H.K. acknowledges support from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean government, the Ministry of Science, and ICT (2021R1A2C3012659 and 2021R1A5A1030054). I.A. acknowledges funding and support of the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) through the "HOT-META: HOT-carrier METasurfaces for Advanced photonics" project (PRIN-2022). R.Q.C. acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Professional Training, Beatriz Galindo Senior Fellowship. Z.D.S. acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation award CHE-2107791. B.M.W. acknowledges financial support from The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) in the frame of a Gravitation Program MCEC (Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion, www.mcec-researchcenter.nl) as well as from the Advanced Research Center (ARC) Chemical Buildings Blocks Consortium (CBBC), a public-private research consortium in The Netherlands (www.arc-cbbc.nl). J.J.B. acknowledges funding from the EPSRC (EP/X037770/1, EP/L027151/1, and EP/R013012/1), and ERC (Project No. 883703 PICOFORCE). B.d.N. acknowledges funding and support from the Royal Society (URF/R1/211162) and the EPSRC (EP/Y008294/1). R.R.F. acknowledges support from the MRSEC Program of the National Science Foundation under award no. DMR-2011401. A.D. gratefully acknowledges support from the Royal Society University Research Fellowship URF/R1/180097 and URF/R/231024, Royal Society Research Fellows Enhancement Award RGF /EA/181038, and funding from EPSRC EP/X012689/1, EP/Y008774/1, and CDT in Topological Design EP/S02297X/1.

FundersFunder number
Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences
National Research Foundation of Korea
Basic Energy Sciences
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Program
ERC SURFLIGHT
Chemical Buildings Blocks Consortium
Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion
European Commission
U.S. Department of Energy
Advanced Research Center
MCEC
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
National Science FoundationDMR-2323988
Ministry of Science, and ICT2021R1A2C3012659, 2021R1A5A1030054
French Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANRANR-22-CE50-0005
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilEP/R013012/1, EP/X037770/1, EP/L027151/1
European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program101104032
Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y DeporteCHE-2107791
European Research Council883703 PICOFORCE
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Harvard UniversityURF/R1/180097, EP/Y008774/1, DMR-2011401, EP/X012689/1, URF/R/231024, RGF /EA/181038, EP/S02297X/1
Welch FoundationDE-SC0004752, 510943930, C-1220, C-1222
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della RicercaPRIN-2022
Royal SocietyEP/Y008294/1, URF/R1/211162
Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftEXC 2089/1-390776260

    Keywords

    • Electrocatalysis
    • Energy Conversion
    • Energy Storage
    • Photocatalysis
    • Plasmonic Catalysis
    • SERS
    • Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering
    • Thermocatalysis

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