The absorption of light by plasmonic nanostructures and their associated temperature
increase are exquisitely sensitive to the shape and composition of the structure and to the …

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 …

Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) spectroscopy analyzes the concentration of target gases
based on their characteristic infrared absorption. In conventional NDIR gas sensors, an …

Plasmonics offer unprecedented control over light and stimulate fundamental research and
engineering applications in solar energy. The surface plasmon resonance is responsible for …

Temperature (T) is probably the most fundamental parameter in all kinds of science.
Respective sensors are widely used in daily life. Besides conventional thermometers, optical …

Gold nanorods have been receiving extensive attention owing to their extremely attractive
applications in biomedical technologies, plasmon-enhanced spectroscopies, and optical …

Recent years have seen a growing interest in using metal nanostructures to control
temperature on the nanoscale. Under illumination at its plasmonic resonance, a metal …

Ongoing developments in science and technology require temperature measurements at
increasingly higher spatial resolutions. Nanocrystals with temperature-sensitive …

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising approach for producing hydrogen
without greenhouse gas emissions. Despite decades of unceasing efforts, the efficiency of …

When light interacts with a metal nanoparticle (NP), its conduction electrons can be driven
by the incident electric field in collective oscillations known as localized surface plasmon …