Solar-to-chemical energy conversion via heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the
sustainable approaches to tackle the growing environmental and energy challenges. Among …

Optical biosensors have exhibited worthwhile performance in detecting biological systems
and promoting significant advances in clinical diagnostics, drug discovery, food process …

With the capability of inducing intense electromagnetic field, energetic charge carriers, and
photothermal effect, plasmonic metals provide a unique opportunity for efficient light …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) that
results in resonant absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement around the NC can …

Defects can greatly influence the properties of oxide materials; however, facile defect
engineering of oxides at room temperature remains challenging. The generation of defects …

Semiconductor plasmonics has become a frontier for light manipulation beyond the
diffraction limit, offering a broader spectral range and higher flexibility of plasmon …

Metal oxide semiconductors with a bandgap between 2 and 4 eV are an important class of
compounds in the electronics industry and for photocatalysis. With the demand for these …

Degenerately doped semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) are of recent interest to the NC
community due to their tunable localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in the near …

Electrochromic devices (ECDs) that modulate optical transmission or reflection in a
controllable manner are attractive in energy-saving and colour-tuning applications. In this …

The development of efficient photocatalysts is a mainstay for the advancement of
photocatalytic technology. Heterojunction photocatalysts can overcome the inherent …