Plasmonic photocatalysis has emerged as a prominent and growing field. It enables the
efficient use of sunlight as an abundant and renewable energy source to drive a myriad of …

Gold ([Xe] 4f 14 5d 10 6s 1) is one of the most ancient themes of investigation in science and
arts, and its renaissance now leads to an exponentially increasing number of publications …

In this Perspective, we review recent studies of size-selected cluster deposition for catalysis
applications performed at the US DOE National Laboratories, with emphasis on work at …

713 concept (2) may be obvious even though it is not part of current common sense: Biology
channels us in some directions rather than others, but learning is required to produce a …

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed to study the surface composition and
electronic structure of Au/TiO2 catalysts in comparison with TiO2 (anatase) and to reveal …

Metal nanoparticle (NP) co-catalysts on metal oxide semiconductor supports are attracting
attention as photocatalysts for a variety of chemical reactions. Related efforts seek to make …

ZnO flowers with thin sheet and hemisphere shapes were fabricated via thermal
decomposition in an organic solvent. Especially, typical hemisphere morphology with …

In an effort to obtain the maximum atom efficiency, research on heterogeneous single-atom
catalysts has intensified recently. Anchoring organometallic homogeneous catalysts to …

Au catalysis has been one of the hottest topics in chemistry in the last 10 years or so. How
O2 is supplied and what role water plays in CO oxidation are the two challenging issues in …

Core-shell and yolk-shell Au@ TiO 2 NPs were successfully synthesized, and the
morphology differences were observed. Its photocatalytic activity was evaluated by …