Imaging the chemical activity of single nanoparticles with optical microscopy

W Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials exhibit structural and functional heterogeneity among individual
nanoparticles, thus requiring a capability to study single nanoparticles. While electron …

Emerging optical microscopy techniques for electrochemistry

JF Lemineur, H Wang, W Wang… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
An optical microscope is probably the most intuitive, simple, and commonly used instrument
to observe objects and discuss behaviors through images. Although the idea of imaging …

Operando monitoring of ion activities in aqueous batteries with plasmonic fiber-optic sensors

R Wang, H Zhang, Q Liu, F Liu, X Han, X Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding ion transport kinetics and electrolyte-electrode interactions at electrode
surfaces of batteries in operation is essential to determine their performance and state of …

A rich catalog of C–C bonded species formed in CO2 reduction on a plasmonic photocatalyst

D Devasia, AJ Wilson, J Heo, V Mohan… - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
The understanding and rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for complex reactions,
such as CO2 reduction, requires knowledge of elementary steps and chemical species …

X-ray-based techniques to study the nano–bio interface

C Sanchez-Cano, RA Alvarez-Puebla, JM Abendroth… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
X-ray-based analytics are routinely applied in many fields, including physics, chemistry,
materials science, and engineering. The full potential of such techniques in the life sciences …

In situ plasmonic optical fiber detection of the state of charge of supercapacitors for renewable energy storage

J Lao, P Sun, F Liu, X Zhang, C Zhao, W Mai… - Light: Science & …, 2018 - nature.com
In situ and continuous monitoring of electrochemical activity is key to understanding and
evaluating the operation mechanism and efficiency of energy storage devices. However, this …

Charging and discharging at the nanoscale: Fermi level equilibration of metallic nanoparticles

MD Scanlon, P Peljo, MA Méndez, E Smirnov… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The redox properties of metallic nanoparticles are discussed, in particular the relationships
between excess charge, size and the Fermi level of the electrons. The redox potentials are …

From tunable core-shell nanoparticles to plasmonic drawbridges: Active control of nanoparticle optical properties

CP Byers, H Zhang, DF Swearer, M Yorulmaz… - Science …, 2015 - science.org
The optical properties of metallic nanoparticles are highly sensitive to interparticle distance,
giving rise to dramatic but frequently irreversible color changes. By electrochemical …

Single entity collision for inorganic water pollutants measurements: Insights and prospects

Y Lu, T Ma, Q Lan, B Liu, X Liang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of aquatic environmental issues, dynamic analysis of nano-sized inorganic
water pollutants has been one of the key topics concerning their seriously amplified threat to …

Tracking motion trajectories of individual nanoparticles using time-resolved current traces

W Ma, H Ma, JF Chen, YY Peng, ZY Yang… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Single nanoparticle (NP) electrochemical measurements are widely described, both
theoretically and experimentally, as they enable visualization of the electrochemical signal …