Chemical reactions induced by the localized surface plasmon (LSP) of metal nanostructures
could be important for a sustainable society to achieve highly efficient conversion from solar …

Pulsed laser ablation is a simple, but versatile, experimental method that finds use as a
means of patterning a very diverse range of materials, and in wide areas of thin film …

Recent reports have shown that plasmonic nanostructures can be used to drive direct
photocatalysis with visible photons, where nanostructures act as the light absorber and the …

The photochemistry of small molecules on well-defined metal surfaces has been the subject
of intense research for more than three decades. 1 This field is of interest because it rests on …

This consistent and systematic review of recent advances in optical antenna theory and
practice brings together leading experts in the fields of electrical engineering, nano-optics …

Probing the photoelectrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) led to the
discovery of photoinduced molecular desorption phenomena in nanotube molecular wires …

During the past decades, atomically thin, two-dimensional (2D) layered materials have been
intriguing researchers for both fundamental study and practical applications, because of …

Excitonic mechanisms of defect formation and of sputtering from surfaces, induced as a
consequence of exciton relaxation, are effective in a limited class of wide-gap materials …

Graphene is widely regarded as one of the most promising materials for sensor applications.
Here, we demonstrate that a pristine graphene can detect gas molecules at extremely low …

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) loaded with palladium (Pd) nanoparticles are
used for detection of methane ranging from 6 to 100 ppm in air at room temperature. The Pd …