The paradox of thermal vs. non-thermal effects in plasmonic photocatalysis

R Verma, G Sharma, V Polshettiwar - Nature Communications, 2024‏ - nature.com
The debate surrounding the roles of thermal and non-thermal pathways in plasmonic
catalysis has captured the attention of researchers and sparked vibrant discussions within …

Plasmon-induced hot carrier dynamics and utilization

J Luo, Q Wu, L Zhou, W Lu, W Yang… - Photonics Insights, 2023‏ - spiedigitallibrary.org
Plasmonics has aroused tremendous interest in photophysics, nanophotonics, and
metamaterials. The extreme field concentration of plasmonics offers the ultimate spatial and …

Edge‐Rich Pt−O−Ce Sites in CeO2 Supported Patchy Atomic‐Layer Pt Enable a Non‐CO Pathway for Efficient Methanol Oxidation

A Xu, T Liu, D Liu, W Li, H Huang, S Wang… - Angewandte …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rational design of efficient methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) catalyst that undergo non‐
CO pathway is essential to resolve the long‐standing poisoning issue. However, it remains a …

Regioselective epitaxial growth of metallic heterostructures

X Huang, J Feng, S Hu, B Xu, M Hao, X Liu… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Constructing regioselective architectures in heterostructures is important for many
applications; however, the targeted design of regioselective architectures is challenging due …

2H‐Au Nanosheet‐Templated Growth of PdFe for Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation

J Wang, A Zhang, W Niu, G Liu, X Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Pd‐based alloy nanomaterials normally crystallize in the conventional face‐centered cubic
(fcc) crystal phase. Here, 2H‐Au nanosheets (NSs), possessing 2H crystal phase (2H …

Chiral Au@CeO2 Helical Nanorods with Spatially Separated Structures for Polarization‐Dependent N2 Photofixation

F Wang, W Yang, Q Ding, X **ng, L Xu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Chiral photocatalytic nanomaterials possess numerous unique properties and hold promise
for various applications in chemical synthesis, environmental protection, energy conversion …

Elucidating Facet-Dependent Photocatalytic Activities of Metastable CdS and Au@ CdS Core–Shell Nanocrystals

F Ge, Y Zhao, C Feng, X Li, J Wang, H Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Controlling the crystal facets of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) has been proven as an
effective approach to tune their physicochemical properties. However, the study on facet …

Synthesis of Cu2‐xSe‐MoSe2 Edge‐Epitaxial Heterostructure for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Y Ma, L Yang, Y Li, H Li, Y Huang, J Chen - Small, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The exposure of active edge sites of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) in TMD‐based
heterostructures is essential to enhance the catalytic activity toward electrochemical catalytic …

Oxygen vacancy-riched NdVO4/BiVO4 heterojunction with infrared absorption feature for efficient water oxidation

L Li, D Yang, D Fang, J Yi, S Peng, L Zhang - Fuel, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4) has been recognized as a favorable photocatalyst for generating
oxygen from water decomposition using solar energy. While, BiVO 4's optical activity is …

Halide Ions Regulating the Morphologies of PbS and Au@ PbS Core–Shell Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Electrical Transport Properties

F Ge, Y Han, C Feng, H Zhang, F Chen… - The Journal of …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The geometry and surface state of nanocrystals (NCs) strongly affect their physiochemical
properties, self-assembly behaviors, and potential applications, but there is still a lack of a …