Defect websites current on the floor of catalysts serve an important function in several catalytic processes. Herein, we have now investigated defect engineering inside a hybrid system composed of “mushy” polymer catalysts and “laborious” metallic nanoparticles, using the disparity of their thermal expansions. Electron paramagnetic resonance, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and mechanistic research collectively reveal the formation of latest ample defects and their synergistic integrability with plasmonic enhancement inside the hybrid catalyst. These lively defects, co-localized with plasmonic Ag nanoparticles, promote the utilization effectivity of scorching electrons generated by native plasmons, thereby enhancing the CO2 photoreduction exercise whereas sustaining the excessive catalytic selectivity.