Single-particle fluorescence spectroscopy for elucidating charge transfer and catalytic mechanisms on nanophotocatalysts

M Lv, X Zhang, B Li, B Huang, Z Zheng - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis is a cost-effective approach to producing renewable energy. A thorough
comprehension of carrier separation at the micronano level is crucial for enhancing the …

Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of photocatalytic nanomaterials

S Zhang, D Fan, Q Yan, Y Lu, D Wu, B Fu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic nanomaterials can interact with light intensively to drive catalytic reactions,
which has emerged as a novel class of catalysts for sustainability applications for mitigating …

Nanoscale Luminescence Imaging/Detection of Single Particles: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects

M Saqib, M Zafar, MI Halawa, S Murtaza… - ACS Measurement …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-particle-level measurements, during the reaction, avoid averaging effects that are
inherent limitations of conventional ensemble strategies. It allows revealing structure–activity …

Quantitative Advantages of Corrosion Sensing Using Fluorescence, Microscopy, and Single-Molecule Detection

M Siegel, L Liu, Z Pfaffenberger… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The corrosion of metals and alloys is a fundamental issue in modern society. Understanding
the mechanisms that cause and prevent corrosion is integral to saving millions of dollars …

Revealing the Facet Dependence of Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Catalyzed by Pd Nanoparticles via Single-Molecule Nanocatalysis

C Yan, J Bao, P Song, W Xu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
It is a challenge for ensemble measurements to understand the effect of the nanocatalyst
structure on the reactivity and stability. Using single-molecule techniques, the facet …

[HTML][HTML] Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic N2 Fixation Using Carbon Catalysts

C Xu, H Su, S Zhao, A Nilghaz, K Tang, L Ma, Z Zou - Nanomaterials, 2025 - mdpi.com
Carbon catalysts have shown promise as an alternative to the currently available energy-
intensive approaches for nitrogen fixation (NF) to urea, NH3, or related nitrogenous …

A turn-off fluorescent sensor for metal ions quantifies corrosion in an organic solvent

L Liu, Z Pfaffenberger, M Siegel, A Saini… - Journal of The …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate that the corrosion of AISI 1045 medium carbon steel and pure aluminum
can be quantified by the turn-off fluorescent sensor Phen Green-SK (PGSK) in ethanol …