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 …

Smart nanomaterials for biomedical applications—a review

M Aflori - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in nanotechnology have forced the obtaining of new materials with
multiple functionalities. Due to their reduced dimensions, nanomaterials exhibit outstanding …

Easily repairable and high-performance carbon nanostructure absorber for solar photothermoelectric conversion and photothermal water evaporation

P Cheng, D Wang - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon materials are a category of broadband solar energy harvesting materials that can
convert solar energy into heat under irradiation, which can be used for photothermal water …

[HTML][HTML] Light-responsive nanomaterials for cancer therapy

X Zhang, S Wang, G Cheng, P Yu, J Chang - Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to its unique advantages, which include minimal invasiveness and relative clinical
safety, phototherapy is considered to be a promising approach for cancer treatment …

New Nanophotonics Approaches for Enhancing the Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells

P Cheng, Y An, AKY Jen, D Lei - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells
(PSCs) has experienced a remarkable ascent, soaring from 3.8% in 2009 to a remarkable …

Opportunities and challenges for alternative nanoplasmonic metals: magnesium and beyond

ER Hopper, C Boukouvala, J Asselin… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Materials that sustain localized surface plasmon resonances have a broad technology
potential as attractive platforms for surface-enhanced spectroscopies, chemical and …

Solar energy‐driven reverse water gas shift reaction: photothermal effect, photoelectric activation and selectivity regulation

J Yu, A Muhetaer, Q Li, D Xu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are one of the main causes of the greenhouse
effect. Thermal catalytic reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction, which is a pre reaction for …

Aluminum plasmonic nanoclusters for paper-based surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy

YL Chang, CJ Su, LC Lu, D Wan - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Although surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) can rapidly identify molecular
fingerprints and has great potential for analysis, the need for delicate plasmonic substrates …

Controlling Plasmonic Catalysis via Strong Coupling with Electromagnetic Resonators

J Fojt, P Erhart, C Schäfer - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic excitations decay within femtoseconds, leaving nonthermal (often referred to as
“hot”) charge carriers behind that can be injected into molecular structures to trigger …

Plasmon‐Enhanced Light Absorption Below the Bandgap of Semiconducting SnS2 Microcubes for Highly Efficient Solar Water Evaporation

P Cheng, H Wang, H Wang, D Wang, PA van Aken… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconducting materials show high potential for solar energy harvesting due to their
suitable bandgaps, which allow the efficient utilization of light energy larger than their …