Active site engineering on plasmonic nanostructures for efficient photocatalysis

W Jiang, BQL Low, R Long, J Low, H Loh, KY Tang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanostructures have shown immense potential in photocatalysis because of their
distinct photochemical properties associated with tunable photoresponses and strong light …

Multicomponent plasmonic nanoparticles: from heterostructured nanoparticles to colloidal composite nanostructures

M Ha, JH Kim, M You, Q Li, C Fan, JM Nam - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanostructures possessing unique and versatile optoelectronic properties have
been vastly investigated over the past decade. However, the full potential of plasmonic …

Accessing parity-forbidden d-d transitions for photocatalytic CO2 reduction driven by infrared light

X Li, L Li, G Chen, X Chu, X Liu, C Naisa… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A general approach to promote IR light-driven CO2 reduction within ultrathin Cu-based
hydrotalcite-like hydroxy salts is presented. Associated band structures and optical …

Janus nanoparticles: From fabrication to (bio) applications

X Zhang, Q Fu, H Duan, J Song, H Yang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) refer to the integration of two or more chemically discrepant
composites into one structure system. Studies into JNPs have been of significant interest …

Surface-plasmon-driven hot electron photochemistry

Y Zhang, S He, W Guo, Y Hu, J Huang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Visible-light-driven photochemistry has continued to attract heightened interest due to its
capacity to efficiently harvest solar energy and its potential to solve the global energy crisis …

Boosting the Photocatalytic Ability of Cu2O Nanowires for CO2 Conversion by MXene Quantum Dots

Z Zeng, Y Yan, J Chen, P Zan, Q Tian… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
MXene quantum dots (QDs) are emerging 0D nanomaterials. Here, a new heterostructure is
developed based on a 1D photoactive semiconductor and a 0D MXene QD for improved …

Experimental characterization techniques for plasmon-assisted chemistry

E Cortés, R Grzeschik, SA Maier… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Plasmon-assisted chemistry is the result of a complex interplay between electromagnetic
near fields, heat and charge transfer on the nanoscale. The disentanglement of their roles is …

Photocatalysis: basic principles, diverse forms of implementations and emerging scientific opportunities

S Zhu, D Wang - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalysis promises a solution to challenges associated with the intermittent nature of
sunlight which is considered as renewable and ultimate energy source to power activities on …

Recent development in graphitic carbon nitride based photocatalysis for hydrogen generation

MS Nasir, G Yang, I Ayub, S Wang, L Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The future energy crisis and environmental degradation can only mitigate by harvesting
solar energy into renewable, safe, economical and clean technology like water splitting. The …

Nanointerface chemistry: lattice-mismatch-directed synthesis and application of hybrid nanocrystals

J Liu, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the past decades, great strides have been made in the synthesis of hybrid nanocrystals
(HNCs) consisting of two or more disparate subunits (such as metals and/or …