Solar-to-chemical energy conversion via heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the
sustainable approaches to tackle the growing environmental and energy challenges. Among …

Phenolics are ubiquitous in nature and have gained immense research attention because of
their unique physiochemical properties and widespread industrial use. In recent decades …

Polydopamine (PDA) is a major type of artificial melanin material with many interesting
properties such as antioxidant activity, free‐radical scavenging, high photothermal …

Plasmon-induced photocatalysis is a topic of rapidly increasing interest, due to its potential
for substantially lowering reaction barriers and temperatures and for increasing the …

Despite recent advances in colloidal quantum dot (CQD) photovoltaics, several challenges
persist and hinder further improvements. In particular, the Fermi level mismatch between the …

Green synthesis of nanomaterials with multifaceted applications in photonics as well as
biomedical fields has remained a daunting challenge. Engineering multielement nanohybrid …

ZIF-8, a novel lubricant additive, is considered to have great potential in reducing friction and
wear due to large specific surface area, thermal stability and mechanical flexibility. However …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has gained recognition as a potential
vibrational spectroscopy technique due to its distinctive fingerprint characteristics, non …

Polycatecholamine coatings have attracted significant attention in the past 10 years owing to
their ability to functionalize a wide range of materials. Here we apply the use of such …

Of the many plasmonic nanoparticle geometries that have been synthesized, nanocubes
have been of particular interest for creating nanocavities, facilitating plasmon coupling, and …