Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions

C Zhan, J Yi, S Hu, XG Zhang, DY Wu… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2023 - nature.com
Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) are processes that make use of
nanostructure-based surface plasmons as mediators to redistribute and convert photon …

Plasmonic photothermal catalysis for solar-to-fuel conversion: current status and prospects

S Luo, X Ren, H Lin, H Song, J Ye - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-to-fuel conversion through photocatalytic processes is regarded as promising
technology with the potential to reduce reliance on dwindling reserves of fossil fuels and to …

Strong synergy between gold nanoparticles and cobalt porphyrin induces highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

H Sheng, J Wang, J Huang, Z Li, G Ren… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The reaction efficiency of reactants near plasmonic nanostructures can be enhanced
significantly because of plasmonic effects. Herein, we propose that the catalytic activity of …

Operando Electron Microscopy of Catalysts: The Missing Cornerstone in Heterogeneous Catalysis Research?

SW Chee, T Lunkenbein, R Schlögl… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysis in thermal gas-phase and electrochemical liquid-phase chemical
conversion plays an important role in our modern energy landscape. However, many of the …

3D Dirac semimetal supported thermal tunable terahertz hybrid plasmonic waveguides

Y Cheng, W Cao, G Wang, X He, F Lin, F Liu - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
By depositing the trapezoidal dielectric stripe on top of the 3D Dirac semimetal (DSM) hybrid
plasmonic waveguide, the thermal tunable propagation properties have been systematically …

Recent advances in ultraviolet nanophotonics: from plasmonics and metamaterials to metasurfaces

D Zhao, Z Lin, W Zhu, HJ Lezec, T Xu, A Agrawal… - …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Nanophotonic devices, composed of metals, dielectrics, or semiconductors, enable precise
and high-spatial-resolution manipulation of electromagnetic waves by leveraging diverse …

Two-dimensional palladium nanosheet intercalated with gold nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced electrocatalysis

J Ding, F Wang, F Pan, P Yu, N Gao… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Plasmon-enhanced electrocatalysis holds great promise for converting solar energy into
chemical energy by efficiently harvesting photons for electrocatalytic reactions. Here, we …

In situ and operando electron microscopy in heterogeneous catalysis—insights into multi-scale chemical dynamics

SW Chee, T Lunkenbein, R Schlögl… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This review features state-of-the-art in situ and operando electron microscopy (EM) studies
of heterogeneous catalysts in gas and liquid environments during reaction. Heterogeneous …

Hot carrier photochemistry on metal nanoparticles

ER Newmeyer, JD North, DF Swearer - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The last decade has seen a growing number of reports utilizing illuminated metal
nanoparticles to drive chemical reactions of industrial and societal importance. Putting light …

Granular nitrogen-doped carbons with ultra-high C2H2/CO2 adsorption selectivity for C2H2 purification

W Liang, Z Luo, D Zhou, Z Liu, X Wei, W Cai - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purification of C 2 H 2 from C 2 H 2/CO 2 mixtures such as cracked gas through the
adsorptive separation technology based on porous adsorbent with highly selective …