Plasmon‐Driven Reorientation of Interfacial Water for Wastewater Electrolysis with Light‐Emitting Diode Illumination

作者：Nur Aqlili Riana Che Mohamad, Kyunghee Chae, Qiang Zhou, Wen‐Tse Huang, H. J. Lee, Jaehyun Son, Jooho Moon, Yunfei Bu, Feng Gong, Ru‐Shi Liu, Jeongwon Kim, Dong Ha Kim · 发表于：Advanced Science · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1002/advs.202507147 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction、Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques、Caching and Content Delivery

Abstract Regulating the orientation and dynamics of interfacial water is essential for optimizing electrocatalytic reactions, yet it remains challenging due to its intrinsic disorder. Here, it is demonstrated that localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) on an Ir single‐atom Au catalyst actively restructures the hydrogen‐bond (HB) network, accelerating ammonia oxidation reaction kinetics. In situ Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations reveal that plasmonic excitation shifts the HB network toward a more flexible configuration, favoring the formation of three‐coordinated hydrogen‐bonded water (3HB·H 2 O) while suppressing cation‐associated species (K + ·H 2 O). This transformation enhances the dehydrogenation process and stabilizes reaction intermediates, leading to a 28% increase in NH 3 oxidation kinetics. Operando X‐ray absorption spectroscopy further confirms that LSPR‐driven polarization at the Ir active site compresses the Ir─O bond from 1.73 to ≈1.58 Å by generating electron vacancies, thereby accelerating deprotonation with * OH during oxidative electrolysis. Extending this principle to an LED‐driven plasmon‐assisted symmetric wastewater electrolyzer, achieving a 40‐fold current enhancement and 94% ammonia removal efficiency over 120 h at 1 V under landfill leachate‐like conditions.