All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Solar-to-chemical energy conversion via heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the
sustainable approaches to tackle the growing environmental and energy challenges. Among …

Photocatalytic conversion of greenhouse gas CO 2 into valuable solar fuels represents a
promising technology for addressing the global energy crisis and environmental issues …

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

Plasmonic nanostructures have shown immense potential in photocatalysis because of their
distinct photochemical properties associated with tunable photoresponses and strong light …

Global energy and environmental crises are among the most pressing challenges facing
humankind. To overcome these challenges, recent years have seen an upsurge of interest …

Noble metal nanoparticles due to their unique optical properties arising from their
interactions with an incident light have been intensively employed in a broad range of …

Zinc oxide is an extensively studied semiconductor with a wide band gap in the near-UV. Its
many interesting properties have found use in optics, electronics, catalysis, sensing, as well …

In the past decades, spectrally selective windows, such near-infrared absorbing (NIR)
glazings, low-e glazings, and various smart windows, have been widely studied, developed …

Driven by applications in chemical sensing, biological imaging and material
characterisation, Raman spectroscopies are attracting growing interest from a variety of …