Plasmonic photocatalytic reactions have been substantially developed. However, the
mechanism underlying the enhancement of such reactions is confusing in relevant studies …

Forest-like nanostructures, their syntheses, properties, and applications are reviewed.
Nanoforests are mainly represented by carbon nanotubes, zinc and titanium oxides, and …

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are expected to play a central role in portable power
source applications. However, the low efficiency of the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) …

The effects of Au cores in Ag shells in enhancing surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) were evaluated with samples of various Au/Ag ratios. High-density Ag shell/Au core …

Alcohol electrooxidation reaction (AOR) is of sluggish kinetics, which as the anodic reaction
of direct alcohol fuel cells determines largely the discharging performance of the device …

Rapid consumption of traditional fossil fuels and increasing energy demand have stimulated
attention in utilizing solar energy. However, the lack of highly efficient photocatalysts …

The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect on noble metals to convert solar energy into
chemical has attracted a lot of interest. However, the lack of highly efficient photocatalysts is …

Surfaces with gold dendritic nanoforests (Au DNFs) on Si chips demonstrate broadband-
light absorption. This study is the first to utilize localized surface plasmons of Au DNFs/Si …

Pt-based nanocatalysts are irreplaceable for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
(PEMFCs), while the low reserves and high cost of Pt severely impede their …

In this work, a facile method was used to synthesize the heterostructured bimetallic catalyst
Pd–Ag/graphene (simplified as Pd–Ag/GNs). In order to achieve the heterostructured Pd–Ag …