Photo-thermal catalysis has recently emerged as an alternative route to drive chemical
reactions using light as an energy source. Through the synergistic combination of photo-and …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a physical phenomenon exhibited by
nanoparticles of metals including coinage metals, alkali metals, aluminum, and some …

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 …

Metal nanoparticles are excellent light absorbers. The absorption processes create highly
excited electron–hole pairs, and recently there has been interest in harnessing these hot …

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

To address the challenge in sustainable global development, considerable effort has been
made to produce fuels from renewable resources with photocatalysts and …

In plasmonic metals, surface plasmon resonance decays and generates hot electrons and
hot holes through non-radiative Landau dam**. These hot carriers are highly energetic …

Plasmon-induced hot carrier formation is attracting an increasing research interest due to its
potential for applications in photocatalysis, photodetection and solar energy harvesting …

Generation of energetic (hot) electrons is an intrinsic property of any plasmonic
nanostructure under illumination. Simultaneously, a striking advantage of metal nanocrystals …

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 …