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 …

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 …

The role of the plasmon in interfacial charge transfer

B Ostovar, SA Lee, A Mehmood, K Farrell… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The lack of a detailed mechanistic understanding for plasmon-mediated charge transfer at
metal-semiconductor interfaces severely limits the design of efficient photovoltaic and …

Hot Hole Collection and Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction with Plasmonic Au/p-GaN Photocathodes

JS DuChene, G Tagliabue, AJ Welch, WH Cheng… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Harvesting nonequilibrium hot carriers from plasmonic-metal nanostructures offers unique
opportunities for driving photochemical reactions at the nanoscale. Despite numerous …

Plasmon‐enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting for efficient renewable energy storage

L Mascaretti, A Dutta, Š Kment, VM Shalaev… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising approach for producing hydrogen
without greenhouse gas emissions. Despite decades of unceasing efforts, the efficiency of …

The Polarization Effect in Surface‐Plasmon‐Induced Photocatalysis on Au/TiO2 Nanoparticles

Y Gao, W Nie, Q Zhu, X Wang, S Wang… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling the interaction of polarization light with an asymmetric nanostructure such as a
metal/semiconductor heterostructure provides opportunities for tuning surface plasmon …

Prolonged hot electron dynamics in plasmonic‐metal/semiconductor heterostructures with implications for solar photocatalysis

JS DuChene, BC Sweeny… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Ideal solar‐to‐fuel photocatalysts must effectively harvest sunlight to generate significant
quantities of long‐lived charge carriers necessary for chemical reactions. Here we …

Ultrafast hot-hole injection modifies hot-electron dynamics in Au/p-GaN heterostructures

G Tagliabue, JS DuChene, M Abdellah, A Habib… - Nature Materials, 2020 - nature.com
A fundamental understanding of hot-carrier dynamics in photo-excited metal nanostructures
is needed to unlock their potential for photodetection and photocatalysis. Despite numerous …

Advancing graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts toward broadband solar energy harvesting

Q Zhang, X Liu, M Chaker, D Ma - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, increasing efforts have been devoted to widening the light response range
of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalytic environmental remediation and fuel …

A review on plasmonic nanoparticle-semiconductor photocatalysts for water splitting

MM Abouelela, G Kawamura, A Matsuda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Transforming solar energy into chemicals through the photoelectrochemical or
photocatalytic water-splitting process is considered a powerful technique for implementing …