Applications of plasmon-enhanced nanocatalysis to organic transformations

A Gelle, T Jin, L de la Garza, GD Price… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a physical phenomenon exhibited by
nanoparticles of metals including coinage metals, alkali metals, aluminum, and some …

Two dimensional and layered transition metal oxides

K Kalantar-Zadeh, JZ Ou, T Daeneke, A Mitchell… - Applied Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Single-or multi-layer transition metal oxides (TMOs) have a relatively longer history than
other atomically thin materials. TMOs comprise many earth-abundant minerals and have …

Piezotronic Effect Enhanced Plasmonic Photocatalysis by AuNPs/BaTiO3 Heterostructures

S Xu, L Guo, Q Sun, ZL Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Piezopotential‐assisted catalysis is of great significance for low cost and efficient catalysis
processes. Here, Aux/BaTiO3 plasmonic photocatalysts are fabricated by precipitating Au …

Recent advances in syntheses, properties and applications of TiO 2 nanostructures

I Ali, M Suhail, ZA Alothman, A Alwarthan - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
TiO2 is a compound of great importance due to its remarkable catalytic and distinctive
semiconducting properties. It is also a chemically stable, non-toxic and biocompatible …

Electrospun semiconductor‐based nano‐heterostructures for photocatalytic energy conversion and environmental remediation: opportunities and challenges

N Lu, M Zhang, X Jing, P Zhang, Y Zhu… - Energy & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting solar energy to drive the semiconductor photocatalysis offers a promising tactic
to address ever‐growing challenges of both energy shortage and environmental pollution …

Nanogold plasmonic photocatalysis for organic synthesis and clean energy conversion

C Wang, D Astruc - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides the basic concepts, an overall survey and the state-of-the art of
plasmon-based nanogold photocatalysis using visible light including fundamental …

Retracted Article: Recent advances of metal–metal oxide nanocomposites and their tailored nanostructures in numerous catalytic applications

C Ray, T Pal - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The skilful synthesis of nanohybrids composed of noble metals (Au, Ag, Pt and Pd, as well
as AuAg alloy) and metal oxides (ZnO, TiO2, Cu2O, MnO2, Fe2O3, WO3 and CeO2) has …

Au Nanostructure-Decorated TiO2 Nanowires Exhibiting Photoactivity Across Entire UV-visible Region for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

YC Pu, G Wang, KD Chang, Y Ling, YK Lin… - Nano …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Here we demonstrate that the photoactivity of Au-decorated TiO2 electrodes for
photoelectrochemical water oxidation can be effectively enhanced in the entire UV–visible …

Mechanistic understanding of the plasmonic enhancement for solar water splitting

P Zhang, T Wang, J Gong - Advanced Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

TiO2 Nanoparticles as Functional Building Blocks

L Sang, Y Zhao, C Burda - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
TiO2 has been commercially manufactured by the millions of tons to be widely utilized as
pigment, paint additive, and sunscreen to name a few uses, due to its photostability and light …