Plasmon-induced hot electrons in nanostructured materials: Generation, collection, and application to photochemistry

L Zhou, Q Huang, Y **a - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Plasmon refers to the coherent oscillation of all conduction-band electrons in a
nanostructure made of a metal or a heavily doped semiconductor. Upon excitation, the …

Active site engineering on plasmonic nanostructures for efficient photocatalysis

W Jiang, BQL Low, R Long, J Low, H Loh, KY Tang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanostructures have shown immense potential in photocatalysis because of their
distinct photochemical properties associated with tunable photoresponses and strong light …

Plasmonic bimetallic two-dimensional supercrystals for H2 generation

M Herran, S Juergensen, M Kessens, D Hoeing… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Sunlight-driven H2 generation is a central technology to tackle our impending carbon-based
energy collapse. Colloidal photocatalysts consisting of plasmonic and catalytic …

Thermo-photo catalysis: a whole greater than the sum of its parts

S Fang, YH Hu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermo-photo catalysis, which is the catalysis with the participation of both thermal and
photo energies, not only reduces the large energy consumption of thermal catalysis but also …

Greenhouse-inspired supra-photothermal CO2 catalysis

M Cai, Z Wu, Z Li, L Wang, W Sun, AA Tountas, C Li… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
Converting carbon dioxide photocatalytically into fuels using solar energy is an attractive
route to move away from a reliance on fossil fuels. Photothermal CO2 catalysis is one …

Rational synthesis of Au–CdS composite photocatalysts for broad-spectrum photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Z Xu, W Yue, C Li, L Wang, Y Xu, Z Ye, J Zhang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Incorporation of plasmonic metal nanomaterials can significantly enhance the visible light
response of semiconductor photocatalysts via localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) …

Hybrid plasmonic nanomaterials for hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide reduction

S Ezendam, M Herran, L Nan, C Gruber… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The successful development of artificial photosynthesis requires finding new materials able
to efficiently harvest sunlight and catalyze hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide …

Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions

C Zhan, J Yi, S Hu, XG Zhang, DY Wu… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2023 - nature.com
Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions (PMCRs) are processes that make use of
nanostructure-based surface plasmons as mediators to redistribute and convert photon …

Thermoplasmonics in solar energy conversion: materials, nanostructured designs, and applications

B Yang, C Li, Z Wang, Q Dai - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The indispensable requirement for sustainable development of human society has forced
almost all countries to seek highly efficient and cost‐effective ways to harvest and convert …

Applications of plasmon-enhanced nanocatalysis to organic transformations

A Gellé, T **, L de la Garza, GD Price… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a physical phenomenon exhibited by
nanoparticles of metals including coinage metals, alkali metals, aluminum, and some …