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

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is a physical phenomenon exhibited by
nanoparticles of metals including coinage metals, alkali metals, aluminum, and some …

The chemistry of copper is extremely rich because it can easily access Cu0, CuI, CuII, and
CuIII oxidation states allowing it to act through one-electron or two-electron processes. As a …

Oxidation of functioning copper has restricted its applicability as a catalyst for commercially
important epoxidation of propylene to form propylene oxide. Here, we report that steady …

The application scope of plasmonic nanostructures is rapidly expanding to keep pace with
the ongoing development of various scientific findings and emerging technologies …

Single-atom catalysts serve as a skilful control of precious metals on heterogenous catalysts
where all active sites are accessible for catalytic reactions. Here we report the adoption of …

Catalysis by gold has rapidly become a hot topic in chemistry, with a new discovery being
made almost every week. Gold is equally effective as a heterogeneous or a homogeneous …

Gold has accompanied mankind from the very early days; no name of a chemist is
associated with the discovery of the element gold. It is probably the only chemical element …

Propylene epoxidation with H2 and O2 to propylene oxide (PO) is a very valuable reaction.
Considering the precious gold catalysts commonly used in the current research, the design …

Supported gold nanoparticles have excited much interest owing to their unusual and
somewhat unexpected catalytic properties,,,,,,, but the origin of the catalytic activity is still not …