Plasmonic/magnetic nanoarchitectures: From controllable design to biosensing and bioelectronic interfaces

Y Chen, Y Bai, X Wang, H Zhang, H Zheng… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Controllable design of the nanocrystal-assembled plasmonic/magnetic nanoarchitectures
(P/MNAs) inspires abundant methodologies to enhance light-matter interactions and control …

Soft plasmonics: design, fabrication, characterization, and applications

R Fu, Y Lu, W Cheng - Advanced Optical Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonic nanostructures are important building blocks in modern nanoscience and
nanotechnology. Significant research efforts have been directed toward develo** solution …

System Engineering Enhances Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction

M Kan, Q Wang, S Hao, A Guan, Y Chen… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (PEC-CO2RR) allows us to
convert solar power to chemical energy with photosensitive materials. Semiconductor …

Controlled Architectures in Supported Photocatalysis: Exploring the Potential of Cold Plasma Discharge, Additive Manufacturing, and Fractal Geometry to Form …

Y Kang, J Cai, L Zhang, HW Wang, RB **… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we explore the potential of innovative manufacturing techniques based on green
chemistry principles, for the fabrication of convenient, performant, and stable supported …

Phosphor-Enhanced, Visible-Light-Storing gC3N4/Ag3PO4/SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+ Photocatalyst Immobilized on Fractal 3D-Printed Supports

L Lei, D Wang, Y Kang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The combination of a phosphor with semiconductor photocatalysts can provide photoactivity
in the dark. Indeed, the phosphor acts as a “light battery”, harvesting photons during …

[HTML][HTML] Conformal coating of CdS onto flexible enokitake-like standing gold nanowire arrays for omnidirectional low-light-intensity photocatalysis

Z Yong, S Gong, ASR Chesman, Q Shi, LW Yap… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Nature's photocatalysis system is typically flexible and can function with omnidirectional
sunlight illumination (eg plant leaves), sometimes even under low-intensity sunlight …

A Wooden Carbon-Based Photocatalyst for Water Treatment

C Zhang, S Ge-Zhang, Y Wang, H Mu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Due to a large number of harmful chemicals flowing into the water source in production and
life, the water quality deteriorates, and the use value of water is reduced or lost. Biochar has …

A Rootless Duckweed-Inspired Flexible Artificial Leaf from Plasmonic Photocatalysts

Y Huang, Q Shi, W Cheng - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
The naturally existing leaves are ubiquitous two-dimensional flexible solar-to-chemical
conversion systems that can run continuously in a sustainable manner. However, the current …

Seagrass-inspired design of soft photocatalytic sheets based on hydrogel-integrated free-standing 2D nanoassemblies of multifunctional nanohexagons

Z Yong, LW Yap, R Fu, Q Shi, Z Guo, W Cheng - Materials Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural leaves are virtually two-dimensional (2D) flexible photocatalytic system. In particular,
seagrass can efficiently harvest low-intensity sunlight to drive photochemical reactions …

Synchronous Toughening, Strengthening, and Ultraviolet Resistance of Immiscible Polylactic Acid/polypropylene Carbonate Blends Compatibilized by a Low …

J Guan, N Ding, P Xu, W Yang, D Niu, X Zhang… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Poor toughness limits the use of biobased and biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA). The
conventional method of blending with flexible polymers toughens PLA with a significant loss …