The conversion and storage of solar energy to chemical energy via artificial photosynthesis
holds significant potential for optimizing the energy situation and mitigating the global …

Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Understanding the structure and dynamic process of water at the solid–liquid interface is an
extremely important topic in surface science, energy science and catalysis,–. As model …

Interfaces between a liquid and a solid (L–S) are the most important surface science in
chemistry, catalysis, energy, and even biology. Formation of an electric double layer (EDL) …

The successful development of artificial photosynthesis requires finding new materials able
to efficiently harvest sunlight and catalyze hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide …

Plasmonic nanostructures have shown immense potential in photocatalysis because of their
distinct photochemical properties associated with tunable photoresponses and strong light …

The reaction efficiency of reactants near plasmonic nanostructures can be enhanced
significantly because of plasmonic effects. Herein, we propose that the catalytic activity of …

Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Solar-driven water splitting provides a leading approach to store the abundant yet
intermittent solar energy and produce hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy carrier. A …

Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) are processes that make use of
nanostructure-based surface plasmons as mediators to redistribute and convert photon …