Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Photocatalytic CO2 reduction

S Fang, M Rahaman, J Bharti, E Reisner… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Using sunlight to power CO2 conversion into value-added chemicals and fuels is a
promising technology to use anthropogenic CO2 emissions for alleviating our dependence …

Hybrid plasmonic nanomaterials for hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide reduction

S Ezendam, M Herran, L Nan, C Gruber… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The successful development of artificial photosynthesis requires finding new materials able
to efficiently harvest sunlight and catalyze hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide …

Active site engineering on plasmonic nanostructures for efficient photocatalysis

W Jiang, BQL Low, R Long, J Low, H Loh, KY Tang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanostructures have shown immense potential in photocatalysis because of their
distinct photochemical properties associated with tunable photoresponses and strong light …

Localized surface plasmon resonance for enhanced electrocatalysis

J Zhao, S Xue, R Ji, B Li, J Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrocatalysis plays a vital role in energy conversion and storage in modern society.
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a highly attractive approach to enhance the …

Light-driven methane dry reforming with single atomic site antenna-reactor plasmonic photocatalysts

L Zhou, JMP Martirez, J Finzel, C Zhang, DF Swearer… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Syngas, an extremely important chemical feedstock composed of carbon monoxide and
hydrogen, can be generated through methane (CH4) dry reforming with CO2. However …

Collective plasmon coupling in gold nanoparticle clusters for highly efficient photothermal therapy

J Chen, M Gong, Y Fan, J Feng, L Han, HL Xin… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanomaterials with strong absorption at near-infrared frequencies are promising
photothermal therapy agents (PTAs). The pursuit of high photothermal conversion efficiency …

Plasmonic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs): properties, synthesis and their advanced energy, environmental and biomedical applications

N Sarfraz, I Khan - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Inducing plasmonic characteristics, primarily localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR),
in conventional AuNPs through particle size and shape control could lead to a significant …

Plasmonic Photocatalysis for CO2 Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels

R Verma, R Belgamwar, V Polshettiwar - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) allows nanoparticles (NPs) to harvest light
and concentrate it near the nanoparticle surface. Light energy is utilized in the generation of …

Progress in thermoplasmonics for solar energy applications

G Liu, J Xu, T Chen, K Wang - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasmonics offer unprecedented control over light and stimulate fundamental research and
engineering applications in solar energy. The surface plasmon resonance is responsible for …