Amine-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) decorated with Au nanoparticles
(CN/Au) was prepared by N 2 plasma treatment of gC 3 N 4 powders impregnated with …

Precise measurement of the temperature right at the surface of thermoplasmonic
nanostructures is a grand challenge but extremely important for the photochemical reaction …

Large scale and low-cost nanopatterning of materials is of tremendous interest for
optoelectronic devices. Nanoimprint lithography has emerged in recent years as a …

The photothermal (PT) signal arises from slight changes of the index of refraction in a
sample due to absorption of a heating light beam. Refractive index changes are measured …

Using photons to drive chemical reactions has become an increasingly important field of
chemistry. Plasmonic materials can provide a means to introduce the energy necessary for …

Conspectus Nonlinear optics is limited by the weak nonlinear response of available
materials, a problem that is generally circumvented by relying on macroscopic structures in …

Nanoparticles of some metals (Cu/Ag/Au) sustain oscillations of their electron cloud called
localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs). These resonances can occur at optical …

The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) excitation in plasmonic nanoparticles has
been used to accelerate several catalytic transformations under visible-light irradiation. In …

The synthesis of anisotropic metal nanostructures is strongly desired for exploring plasmon‐
enabled applications. Herein, the preparation of anisotropic Au/SiO2 and Au/SiO2/Pd …

Under nano-to femtosecond pulsed illumination at their plasmonic resonance wavelength,
metal nanoparticles efficiently absorb the incident light energy that is subsequently …