Plasmon-induced hot-hole generation and extraction at nano-heterointerfaces for photocatalysis

M Ahlawat, D Mittal, V Govind Rao - Communications Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Localized surface plasmon resonance excitation presents tremendous opportunities for light-
harvesting in the field of photocatalysis. Notably, the use of plasmon-generated hot carriers …

Sustainable chemistry with plasmonic photocatalysts

L Yuan, BB Bourgeois, CC Carlin, FH da Jornada… - …, 2023 - degruyter.com
There is a pressing global need to increase the use of renewable energy sources and limit
greenhouse gas emissions. Towards this goal, highly efficient and molecularly selective …

Optical Excitation of a Nanoparticle Cu/p-NiO Photocathode Improves Reaction Selectivity for CO2 Reduction in Aqueous Electrolytes

JS DuChene, G Tagliabue, AJ Welch, X Li… - Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report the light-induced modification of catalytic selectivity for photoelectrochemical CO2
reduction in aqueous media using copper (Cu) nanoparticles dispersed onto p-type nickel …

Increased intraband transitions in smaller gold nanorods enhance light emission

B Ostovar, YY Cai, LJ Tauzin, SA Lee, A Ahmadivand… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced light emission from plasmonic nanoparticles has attracted considerable
interest within the scientific community because of its potential applications in sensing …

Hot-Hole versus Hot-Electron Transport at Cu/GaN Heterojunction Interfaces

G Tagliabue, JS DuChene, A Habib… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Among all plasmonic metals, copper (Cu) has the greatest potential for realizing
optoelectronic and photochemical hot-carrier devices, thanks to its CMOS compatibility and …

d-Band holes react at the tips of gold nanorods

A Al-Zubeidi, Y Wang, J Lin, C Flatebo… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reactive hot spots on plasmonic nanoparticles have attracted attention for photocatalysis as
they allow for efficient catalyst design. While sharp tips have been identified as optimal …

Resonant states and their role in nanophotonics

S Both, T Weiss - Semiconductor Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Resonant phenomena have been extensively used in micro-and nanophotonics.
Mathematically, these phenomena originate in a discrete set of basis functions known as …

Development of CuO nanoporous material as a highly efficient optoelectronic device

AAA Abdelazeez, NMA Hadia, M Alzaid, M Shaban… - Applied Physics A, 2022 - Springer
The preparation and characterization of a large-scale of single-crystalline CuO nanoporous
material on the surface of a Cu sheet by a simple thermal decomposition at 550° C for 60 …

Exploring the role of defects on diverse properties of Cr-substituted ZnS nanostructures for photocatalytic applications

DV Dake, ND Raskar, VA Mane, RB Sonpir… - Applied Physics A, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Pristine ZnS nanospheres and 4% Cr-substituted ZnS nanocubes were synthesized
by a one-step hydrothermal method. The effect of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) …

Single-atom Fe catalytic amplification-gold nanosol SERS/RRS aptamer as platform for the quantification of trace pollutants

D Li, C Li, H Wang, J Li, Y Zhao, X Jiang, G Wen… - Microchimica Acta, 2021 - Springer
Bisphenol A (BPA), as a typical endocrine disruptor, poses a serious threat to human health.
Therefore, it is urgent to establish a rapid, sensitive, and simple method for the determination …