The paradox of thermal vs. non-thermal effects in plasmonic photocatalysis

R Verma, G Sharma, V Polshettiwar - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The debate surrounding the roles of thermal and non-thermal pathways in plasmonic
catalysis has captured the attention of researchers and sparked vibrant discussions within …

Impact of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Catalysis

A Stefancu, J Aizpurua, I Alessandri, I Bald… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Catalysis stands as an indispensable cornerstone of modern society, underpinning the
production of over 80% of manufactured goods and driving over 90% of industrial chemical …

Enhancement factors: A central concept during 50 years of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

EC Le Ru, B Auguié - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we provide an overview of the core concepts around surface-enhanced
Raman spectroscopy (SERS) enhancement factors (EFs), including both theoretical and …

High-power impulse magnetron sputter deposition of Ag on self-assembled Au nanoparticle arrays at low-temperature dewetting conditions

T Guan, S Liang, Y Kang, E Pensa, D Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Plasmons have facilitated diverse analytical applications due to the boosting signal
detectability by hot spots. In practical applications, it is crucial to fabricate straightforward …

Key Factors for Controlling Plasmon-Induced Chemical Reactions on Metal Surfaces

E Kazuma - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmon-induced chemical reactions based on direct interactions between the plasmons of
metal nanostructures and molecules have attracted increasing attention as a means of …

Plasmon-driven chemical transformation of a secondary amide probed by surface enhanced Raman scattering

A Dutta, M Ončák, F Izadi, E Arthur-Baidoo… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Plasmon-driven chemical conversion is gaining burgeoning interest in the field of
heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, we study the reactivity of N-methyl-4-sulfanylbenzamide …

Photoconversion of Ag31 to Ag42 Initiated by Solvated Electrons

A Jana, WA Dar, SK Jana, AK Poonia… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light-matter interactions, especially in atomically precise nanomaterials, belong to an
unexplored realm of research with potential benefits for the synthesis of materials. Here, we …

One-pot synthesized plasmonic black gold nanoparticles for efficient photocatalytic CO oxidation

R Verma, S Kundu, V Polshettiwar - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Dendritic plasmonic colloidosome, also known as “black gold”, is a unique plasmonic
material with broad-spectrum light absorption extending from visible to near-infrared …

Effect of crystal facets in plasmonic catalysis

Y Kang, SM João, R Lin, K Liu, L Zhu, J Fu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
While the role of crystal facets is well known in traditional heterogeneous catalysis, this effect
has not yet been thoroughly studied in plasmon-assisted catalysis, where attention has …

Dual-antenna@ reactor with active “hot spots” for full-spectrum driven CO2 cycloaddition studied at single-particle level

M Lv, J He, B Li, X Zhang, W Xie, Z Wang, Y Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Plasmon-enhanced CO 2 cycloaddition is a viable strategy for converting CO 2 into value-
added chemicals under mild conditions. However, it remains challenging to construct …