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  "abstract": "The ultrafast recombination of plasmon-generated hot carriers (within ∼100 fs) has long prevented their productive use in catalysis. Here, we show that a DNA corona coated on gold nanorods (AuNRs) overcomes this barrier through chemical interface damping (CID): hot electrons generated by longitudinal plasmon excitation transfer directly into the DNA layer, creating charge-separated states that drive long-range catalysis within the corona phase. Using three complementary single-particle techniques, single-particle force spectroscopy, single-particle scattering spectroscopy, and single-particle fluorescence microscopy, we establish the first quantitative, sample-level correlation between population-averaged interfacial charge transfer efficiency (ηCT) and enzyme-like catalytic activity. As the DNA:AuNR feed ratio increases, ηCT rises from 20% to 32%, and the plasmon-enhanced turnover rate increases proportionally. Photothermal effects are rigorously excluded by control experiments. These results reveal that the DNA corona simultaneously serves as a substrate-binding scaffold and stabilizes interfacial charge-separated states, establishing CID engineering as a design principle for next-generation plasmonic photocatalysts.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio44242, United States.",
    "Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Massachusetts02747, United States.",
    "Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio44242, United States."
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      "name": "Bishal Pokhrel"
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      "name": "Li Zuo"
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      "name": "Tamie Vo",
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      "name": "Sajan Shakya",
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      "name": "Hanbin Mao",
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      "name": "Wei-Shun Chang",
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      "name": "Hao Shen",
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8zm5afw7bvkq3.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1021/acsnano.6c08886",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13629681?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13629681",
  "pmid": "42915762",
  "published": "2026-09-01",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8zm5afw7bvkq3.ris",
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  "title": "Interfacial Charge Transfer Controls Plasmon-Enhanced Catalysis in DNA-Coated Gold Nanorods.",
  "title_text": "Interfacial Charge Transfer Controls Plasmon-Enhanced Catalysis in DNA-Coated Gold Nanorods.",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:21:02Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8zm5afw7bvkq3",
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