Photothermal nanomaterials: a powerful light-to-heat converter

X Cui, Q Ruan, X Zhuo, X Xia, J Hu, R Fu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Thermoplasmonics in solar energy conversion: materials, nanostructured designs, and applications

B Yang, C Li, Z Wang, Q Dai - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The indispensable requirement for sustainable development of human society has forced
almost all countries to seek highly efficient and cost‐effective ways to harvest and convert …

Insights into the interaction effect of CuSA-ZnS for enhancing the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

B Xiao, T Lv, T Zhou, J Zhao, X Kuang, Y Zhang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The effect of metal–support interactions on metal single-atom anchoring and photocatalytic
mechanism needs further study in metal sulfide photocatalysts. Herein, via the strong …

Biomolecule-tailored assembly and morphology of gold nanoparticles for LSPR applications

MQ He, YL Yu, JH Wang - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have attracted the particular attention of nanoscience and
nanoengineering due to their unique localized surface plasmonic resonance (LSPR) …

Coupling doping and localized surface plasmon resonance toward acidic pH-preferential catalase-like nanozyme for oxygen-dominated synergistic cancer therapy

Y Rao, G Xu, Z Zhang, W Wang, C Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypoxia increases patient treatment resistance and favors cancer progression. Nanozymes
have received unprecedented attention in alleviating hypoxia via catalase (CAT)-mimicking …

Thermoelectric Performance of Surface-Engineered Cu1.5–xTe–Cu2Se Nanocomposites

C Xing, Y Zhang, K Xiao, X Han, Y Liu, B Nan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cu2–x S and Cu2–x Se have recently been reported as promising thermoelectric (TE)
materials for medium-temperature applications. In contrast, Cu2–x Te, another member of …

Smart design of noble metal–copper chalcogenide dual plasmonic heteronanoarchitectures for emerging applications: Progress and prospects

M Ivanchenko, H Jing - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dual plasmonic metal–semiconductor heteronanostructures have been actively investigated
due to their outstanding functional characteristics arising from the merging of two materials …

NIR-II laser-mediated photo-Fenton-like reaction via plasmonic Cu9S8 for immunotherapy enhancement

L An, C Wang, Q Tian, C Tao, F Xue, S Yang, X Zhou… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is typically used to modulate the immunogenic tumor
microenvironment and extend the benefits of immune checkpoint therapy because of its …

2D/0D plasmonic CuSe/CdS for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen activity via strong Vis-NIR light and interfacial effect

N Li, H Fan, W Zhao, Y Gao, L Ge - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The rational design of plasmonic material/semiconductor can effectively enhance the light
absorption and charge carrier's concentration, optimizing their photocatalytic performance …

Enhanced dual plasmonic photocatalysis through plasmonic coupling in eccentric noble metal-nonstoichiometric copper chalcogenide hetero-nanostructures

M Ivanchenko, V Nooshnab, AF Myers, N Large… - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
The extension of plasmonics to materials beyond the conventional noble metals opens up a
novel and exciting regime after the inspiring discovery of characteristic localized surface …