In the past decades, spectrally selective windows, such near-infrared absorbing (NIR)
glazings, low-e glazings, and various smart windows, have been widely studied, developed …

Visible-light-driven photochemistry has continued to attract heightened interest due to its
capacity to efficiently harvest solar energy and its potential to solve the global energy crisis …

The remarkable achievement by Fujishima and Honda (1972) in the photo-electrochemical
water splitting results in the extensive use of TiO 2 nanomaterials for environmental …

Core–shell nanoparticles (CSNs) are a class of nanostructured materials that have recently
received increased attention owing to their interesting properties and broad range of …

Core–shell nanoparticles are a unique class of nanostructured materials, which received
significant attention in the last two decades owing to their exciting properties and a wide …

The massive consumption of fossil energy leads to excessive emissions of CO2, which has
caused global warming. Solar-driven CO2 conversion is a promising avenue that could …

Hybrid nanostructures composed of semiconductor and plasmonic metal components are
receiving extensive attention. They display extraordinary optical characteristics that are …

Plasmonic metal nanostructures have been incorporated into semiconductors to enhance
the solar-light harvesting and the energy-conversion efficiency. So far the mechanism of …

The application scope of plasmonic nanostructures is rapidly expanding to keep pace with
the ongoing development of various scientific findings and emerging technologies …

Nanosystems with combined magnetic and plasmonic functionalities have in recent years
become an active topic of research. By an adequate internal architecture of the constituting …