Heterogeneous catalysis involves solid-state catalysts, among which metal nanoparticles
occupy an important position. Unfortunately, no two nanoparticles from conventional …

Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical
properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the …

Herein, we have developed Ln 2 Ce 2 O 7 (Ln= Er, Ho) ceramic nanostructures through a
rapid and green sonochemical approach and scrutinized their photocatalytic efficiency …

Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Recently, loading ligand-protected gold (Au) clusters as visible light photosensitizers onto
various supports for photoredox catalysis has attracted considerable attention. However, the …

Plasmonics has remained a prominent and growing field over the past several decades. The
coupling of various chemical and photo phenomenon has sparked considerable interest in …

Photocatalysis has been regarded as an emerging technology to convert renewable solar
energy to chemical fuels, providing unprecedented opportunities for solving the deteriorating …

Total structure determination of a ligand‐protected gold nanocluster, Au144, has been
successfully carried out. The composition of title nanocluster is Au144 (C≡ CAr) 60 (1; Ar= 2 …

Nanostructured ZnO is a well dynamic photocatalyst but it has few shortcomings like wide
band gap and high recombination rate. To overcome these constraints herewith we report …