Nanochemistry provides powerful synthetic tools allowing one to combine different materials
on a single nanostructure, thus unfolding numerous possibilities to tailor their properties …

The development of diagnostic and therapeutic nanoparticles for biomedical applications is
of broad current interest in science, engineering, and medicine. The fundamental basis is …

H2 generation by solar water splitting is one of the most promising solutions to meet the
increasing energy demands of the fast developing society. However, the efficiency of solar …

The expected depletion of fossil fuel reserves and its serious environmental impact have
emphasised the issue of sustainable development of the human society. Solar hydrogen by …

Following recent advances in nanoplasmonics related to high-temperature applications, hot-
electron processes, nanochemistry, sensing, and active plasmonics, new materials have …

Optical microscopy, the simultaneous acquisition of spectroscopic and spatial information
using light, forms the basis of many natural sciences. In this chapter, we review a novel …

Production of H 2 O 2 via a more economic, green and safe way is challenging. In this work,
we report an efficient production of H 2 O 2 from oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in …

The structure and ultrafast photodynamics of∼ 8 nm Au@ Pt core–shell nanocrystals with
ultrathin (< 3 atomic layers) Pt–Au alloy shells are investigated to show that they meet the …

Tip-enhanced near-field Raman microscopy spectroscopy is a scanning probe technique
that is capable of providing vibrational spectroscopic information on single nanoobjects and …

Tip-enhanced near-field optical microscopy (TENOM) is a scanning probe technique
capable of providing a broad range of spectroscopic information on single objects and …