Plasmonic nanomaterials coupled with catalytically active surfaces can provide unique
opportunities for various catalysis applications, where surface plasmons produced upon …

Photocatalysis is believed to be one of the best methods to realize sustainable H 2
production. However, achieving this through heterogeneous photocatalysis still remains a …

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 …

Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water splitting is a renewable non-polluting method
for converting abundant solar energy to a useable fuel and has gained considerable interest …

In this work, an electro-optical device based on a graphene–Ag nanoparticle hybrid is
fabricated as the substrate of graphene mediated surface enhanced Raman scattering (G …

Plasmonics has emerged as a promising methodology to promote chemical reactions and
has become a field of intense research effort. Ag nanoparticles (NPs) as plasmonic catalysts …

Metal nanoparticles form potent nanoreactors, driven by the optical generation of energetic
electrons and nanoscale heat. The relative influence of these two factors on nanoscale …

Using the ultrafast pump-probe transient absorption spectroscopy, the femtosecond-
resolved plasmon-exciton interaction of graphene-Ag nanowire hybrids is experimentally …

Here, a black Au surface is presented: a material solely composed of Au that is capable of
absorbing more than 92% of the incident light over a spectral region ranging from 300 to 600 …

Although it is well-known that the size can influence the surface plasmon resonance
property of coinage metals and the electronic state of the Mott–Schottky junction formed at …