Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …

The successful development of artificial photosynthesis requires finding new materials able
to efficiently harvest sunlight and catalyze hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide …

WO 3-based photocatalysis has garnered significant interest among researchers worldwide.
With a band gap ranging between 2.5 and 2.7 eV, WO 3 emerges as a promising candidate …

Despite the rapid development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) over the past few years, the
conversion of solar energy into electricity is not efficient enough or cost-competitive yet. The …

Noble metal nanoparticles have been extensively studied to understand and apply their
plasmonic responses, upon coupling with electromagnetic radiation, to research areas such …

Plasmonic effects have been proposed as a solution to overcome the limited light absorption
in thin-film photovoltaic devices, and various types of plasmonic solar cells have been …

Surface plasmons have recently been harnessed to carry out processes such as
photovoltaic current generation, redox photochemistry, photocatalysis, and photodetection …

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged recently as promising candidates for next
generation photovoltaics and have reached power conversion efficiencies of 25.2%. Among …

In this Perspective we discuss the implications of employing metal particles of different
shape, size, and composition as absorption enhancers in methylammonium lead iodide …

Colloidal quantum dot (QD), a solution‐processable nanoscale optoelectronic building block
with well‐controlled light absorption and emission properties, has emerged as a promising …