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Plasmon-assisted electrocatalysis provides a powerful strategy in efficient conversion of solar energy to chemical energy by combining solar light with an electrochemical bias on the plasmonic metal nanostructures. Herein, the plasmon excitation on Cu photoelectrode generated photoelectric and photothermal effects, both of which concertedly promoted the rate-determining NH3 desorption, inhibited the poison of Cu surfaces