The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on
nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical …

Noble metal nanoparticles (NMNPs), which spring up like mushrooms, are gaining
momentum owing to their unique physicochemical characteristics. Cucurbiturils, a class of …

Recent experiments claimed that the catalysis of reaction rates in numerous bond-
dissociation reactions occurs via the decrease of activation barriers driven by non …

This review focuses on the generation of energetic (hot) electrons in plasmonic
metastructures and nanomaterials, and their characterization through time-resolved …

Plasmonic photocatalysis is an attractive way to drive and enhance chemical reactions. The
relative importance of thermal and non-thermal effects in driving the reaction is still under …

It has been known for many years that metallic nanoparticles can catalyze various chemical
reactions, both in the dark and under illumination, through different mechanisms. In the last …

Recently, we have shown that thermal effects play a crucial role in speeding up the rate of
bond-dissociation reactions. This was done by applying a simple temperature-shifted …

Understanding single-molecule chemical dynamics of surface ligands is of critical
importance to reveal their individual pathways and, hence, roles in catalysis, which …

Hot electron photochemistry has made strong claims for improved control of chemical
reactions. Here I discuss these claims in the light of a plethora of model experiments and …

Photocatalysis by illumination of plasmonic catalytic nanostructures may offer energetically
efficient and highly selective alternatives to state-of-the-art thermocatalysis, which typically …