Plasmonic Au-based junctions onto TiO2, gC3N4, and TiO2-gC3N4 systems for photocatalytic hydrogen production: Fundamentals and challenges

P Jiménez-Calvo, V Caps, V Keller - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar energy and photocatalysis will undoubtedly play a key aspect in the energy transition.
In this background, hydrogen emerged as the ideal photocatalysis-driven solar fuel due to …

Strategies for designing metal oxide nanostructures

Z Sun, T Liao, L Kou - 2017 - ro.uow.edu.au
There has been exponential growth in research activities on nanomaterials and
nanotechnology for applications in emerging technologies and sustainable energy in the …

Fly-eye inspired superhydrophobic anti-fogging inorganic nanostructures.

Z Sun, T Liao, K Liu, L Jiang, JH Kim… - Small (Weinheim an der …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Fly-eye bio-inspired inorganic nanostructures are synthesized via a two-step self-assembly
approach, which have low contact angle hysteresis and excellent anti-fogging properties …

A comprehensive review on VOCs sensing using different functional materials: Mechanisms, modifications, challenges and opportunities

B Han, TH Rupam, A Chakraborty, BB Saha - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review covers a comprehensive overview of both the basic knowledge and the
advanced progress in the field of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensing, which is …

Portable and reliable surface-enhanced Raman scattering silicon chip for signal-on detection of trace trinitrotoluene explosive in real systems

N Chen, P Ding, Y Shi, T Jin, Y Su, H Wang… - Analytical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
There is an increasing interest in the development of surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) sensors for rapid and accurate on-site detection of hidden explosives. However …

Beyond biology: alternative uses of cantilever-based technologies

H Muñoz-Galán, C Alemán, MM Pérez-Madrigal - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Micromechanical cantilever sensors are attracting a lot of attention because of the need for
characterizing, detecting, and monitoring chemical and physical properties, as well as …

Emerging strategies for enhancing detection of explosives by artificial olfaction

T Wasilewski, J Gębicki - Microchemical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Explosives detection systems need to be able to reliably detect a wide range of explosive
materials and their vapours. The continued development and improvement of artificial …

Ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensor of gaseous aldehydes as biomarkers of lung cancer on dendritic Ag nanocrystals

Z Zhang, W Yu, J Wang, D Luo, X Qiao, X Qin… - analytical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is expected as a technique that even
theoretically detected chemicals at the single molecule level by surface plasmon …

An optical nose chip based on mesoporous colloidal photonic crystal beads.

Z Xie, K Cao, Y Zhao, L Bai, H Gu, H Xu… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2013 - europepmc.org
An optical nose chip is developed using surface functionalized mesoporous colloidal
photonic crystal beads as elements. The prepared optical nose chip displays excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-inspired approaches for explosives detection

T Wasilewski, J Gębicki, W Kamysz - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to unique abilities of the animals regarding analysis of complex gas substances, they
still remain a gold standard in analysis of explosives. Unusual capabilities of biological …