Applications and challenges of thermoplasmonics

G Baffou, F Cichos, R Quidant - Nature Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in the use of plasmonic
nanoparticles as sources of heat remotely controlled by light, giving rise to the field of …

Thermo-photo catalysis: a whole greater than the sum of its parts

S Fang, YH Hu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermo-photo catalysis, which is the catalysis with the participation of both thermal and
photo energies, not only reduces the large energy consumption of thermal catalysis but also …

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 …

Copper‐based plasmonic catalysis: recent advances and future perspectives

Y **n, K Yu, L Zhang, Y Yang, H Yuan, H Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the capability of inducing intense electromagnetic field, energetic charge carriers, and
photothermal effect, plasmonic metals provide a unique opportunity for efficient light …

Experimental characterization techniques for plasmon-assisted chemistry

E Cortés, R Grzeschik, SA Maier… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Plasmon-assisted chemistry is the result of a complex interplay between electromagnetic
near fields, heat and charge transfer on the nanoscale. The disentanglement of their roles is …

Nickel-Laden Dendritic Plasmonic Colloidosomes of Black Gold: Forced Plasmon Mediated Photocatalytic CO2 Hydrogenation

R Verma, R Belgamwar, P Chatterjee… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we have designed and synthesized nickel-laden dendritic plasmonic
colloidosomes of Au (black gold-Ni). The photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation activities of …

Structural transformations of solid electrocatalysts and photocatalysts

L Liu, A Corma - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Heterogeneous catalysts often undergo structural transformations when they operate under
thermal reaction conditions. These transformations are reflected in their evolving catalytic …

Surface plasmon-enhanced photo-driven CO2 hydrogenation by hydroxy-terminated nickel nitride nanosheets

S Singh, R Verma, N Kaul, J Sa, A Punjal… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The majority of visible light-active plasmonic catalysts are often limited to Au, Ag, Cu, Al, etc.,
which have considerations in terms of costs, accessibility, and instability. Here, we show …

Tailoring Plasmonic Bimetallic Nanocatalysts Toward Sunlight‐Driven H2 Production

M Herran, A Sousa‐Castillo, C Fan… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid nanoparticles combining plasmonic and catalytic components have recently gained
interest for their potential use in sunlight‐to‐chemical energy conversion. However, a deep …

Advances in ultrafast plasmonics

AN Koya, M Romanelli, J Kuttruff… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In the past 20 years, we have reached a broad understanding of many light-driven
phenomena in nanoscale systems. The temporal dynamics of the excited states are instead …