Nanometals for solar‐to‐chemical energy conversion: from semiconductor‐based photocatalysis to plasmon‐mediated photocatalysis and photo‐thermocatalysis

X Meng, L Liu, S Ouyang, H Xu, D Wang… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nanometal materials play very important roles in solar‐to‐chemical energy conversion due
to their unique catalytic and optical characteristics. They have found wide applications from …

Harvesting multiple electron–hole pairs generated through plasmonic excitation of Au nanoparticles

Y Kim, JG Smith, PK Jain - Nature chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Multi-electron redox reactions, although central to artificial photosynthesis, are kinetically
sluggish. Amidst the search for synthetic catalysts for such processes, plasmonic …

Review on charge transfer and chemical activity of TiO2: Mechanism and applications

Y Cai, YP Feng - Progress in Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Charge separation and transfer at the interface between two materials play a significant role
in various atomic-scale processes and energy conversion systems. In this review, we …

Plasmon-induced charge separation: chemistry and wide applications

T Tatsuma, H Nishi, T Ishida - Chemical science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent development of nanoplasmonics has stimulated chemists to utilize plasmonic
nanomaterials for efficient and distinctive photochemical applications, and physicists to …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalysis oxidation activity regulation of Ag/TiO2 composites evaluated by the selective oxidation of Rhodamine B

H Liang, Z Jia, H Zhang, X Wang, J Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
With the aid of TiO 2 and Ag/TiO 2 composites with ultrahigh specific surface areas (about
400 m 2 g− 1), we demonstrated a facile controlled strategy to adjust the photooxidation …

Interfacial interaction of plasmonic nanoparticles (Ag, Au) decorated floweret TiO2 nanorod hybrids for enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic activity

P Bamola, M Sharma, C Dwivedi, B Singh… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract One dimensional TiO 2 nanorods (TONRs) hybrids have enormous potential for
photocatalytic applications. Integrating TONRs with plasmonic Nanoparticles (PNPs) to form …

Three-dimensional self-organization in nanocomposite layered systems by ultrafast laser pulses

Z Liu, J Siegel, M Garcia-Lechuga, T Epicier, Y Lefkir… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Controlling plasmonic systems with nanometer resolution in transparent films and their
colors over large nonplanar areas is a key issue for spreading their use in various industrial …

Synthesis and physical properties of Ag doped niobium pentoxide thin films for Ag–Nb2O5/Si heterojunction device

ET Salim, HT Halboos - Materials Research Express, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Ag nanoparticles were homogenously sparsed on Nb 2 O 5 thin films, by drop casting
method at different do** duration between 30 to120 s. The effect of incorporated silver on …

Hybridization between plasmonic and photonic modes in laser-induced self-organized quasi-random plasmonic metasurfaces

Y Lefkir, N Destouches - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Plasmonic metasurfaces made of perfectly regular 2D lattices of metallic nanoparticles
deposited on surfaces or close to waveguides can exhibit hybridized plasmonic and …

On‐Demand Plasmon Nanoparticle‐Embedded Laser‐Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSSs) on Silicon for Optical Nanosensing

Y Borodaenko, S Syubaev, E Khairullina… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrashort laser pulses deliver electromagnetic energy to matter causing its localized heating
that can be used for both material removal via ablation/evaporation and driving interface …