Plasmonic photocatalysis has emerged as a prominent and growing field. It enables the
efficient use of sunlight as an abundant and renewable energy source to drive a myriad of …

The recent rise of metamaterials opens new opportunities for absorbers due to their
designed electrodynamic properties and effects, allowing the creation of materials with …

The lack of a detailed mechanistic understanding for plasmon-mediated charge transfer at
metal-semiconductor interfaces severely limits the design of efficient photovoltaic and …

In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the
subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling …

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 …

Ammonia is a promising liquid-phase carrier for the storage, transport, and deployment of
carbon-free energy. However, the realization of an ammonia economy is predicated on the …

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

Photocatalysis is an effective and environmentally friendly approach for degrading organic
pollutants, particularly in scenarios where sunlight can be utilized as the energy source …

Strong hot-spots can facilitate photocatalytic reactions potentially providing effective solar-to-
chemical energy conversion pathways. Although it is well-known that the local …

Titanium and energy dioxide applications (TiO2) has due been to widely used as a
photocatalyst in many environmental its efficient photoactivity, high stability, low cost, and …