The advent of nanotechnology, and the need to understand the chemical composition at the
nanoscale, has stimulated the convergence of IR and Raman spectroscopy with scanning …

As the" fingerprint" spectrum of substances, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
has extremely high sensitivity. It can detect the molecular traits on the metal surface and …

Conspectus Hot carriers are highly energetic species that can perform a large spectrum of
chemical reactions. They are generated on the surfaces of nanostructures via direct …

Photocatalysis driven by plasmon-induced hot carriers has been gaining increasing
attention. Recent studies have demonstrated that plasmon-induced hot carriers can directly …

Recent studies on plasmon-assisted chemical reactions postulate that the hot electrons of
plasmon-excited nanostructures may induce a non-thermal vibrational activation of metal …

Nanostructures of some metals can sustain localized surface plasmon resonances,
collective oscillations of free electrons excited by incident light. This effect results in …

Noble metal nanostructures absorb light producing coherent oscillations of the metal's
electrons, so-called localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs). LSPRs can decay …

The semiconductor–metal junction is one of the most critical factors for high-performance
electronic devices. In two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor devices, minimizing the voltage …

Chemistry on solid surfaces is central to many research areas of practical interest, such as
synthesis, catalysis, electrochemistry, photochemistry, and materials science. A …

A detailed understanding of the interaction between molecules and plasmonic
nanostructures is important for several exciting developments in (bio) molecular sensing and …