Plasmonic photocatalysis has emerged as a prominent and growing field. It enables the
efficient use of sunlight as an abundant and renewable energy source to drive a myriad of …

Surface modification via doping or functionalization is one of the most commonly applied
approaches for addressing the innate limitations of TiO 2 photocatalysts. Amongst numerous …

Finding higher efficiency schemes for electron–hole separation is of paramount importance
for realizing more efficient conversion of solar energy in photovoltaic and photocatalytic …

A combination of plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) with semiconductor photocatalysts, called
plasmonic photocatalysts, can be a good candidate for highly efficient photocatalysts using …

This is the age where the capture of solar energy for useful purposes has gained the
attention of the scientific and engineering world. The use of solar energy for the generation …

In the past decade, the surface plasmon resonance of Ag and Au nanoparticles has been
investigated to improve the efficiency of photocatalytic processes. The photocatalytic …

This review provides the basic concepts, an overall survey and the state-of-the art of
plasmon-based nanogold photocatalysis using visible light including fundamental …

The skilful synthesis of nanohybrids composed of noble metals (Au, Ag, Pt and Pd, as well
as AuAg alloy) and metal oxides (ZnO, TiO2, Cu2O, MnO2, Fe2O3, WO3 and CeO2) has …

Nanoparticles have plenty of active sites in each particle and short travel distance for
photoexcitons proved to be beneficial characteristics for photocatalytic hydrogen generation …

Plasmonic photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by the modification of TiO2
mesocrystals with Au nanoparticles (NPs) by a simple impregnation method. The Au NP …